City of Smiles (2020)
Pakistan, 2071. There have been no reported instances of terrorism or violent crime in over 30 years. The cost: the systemic subjugation of all human emotion.
Top billed cast
Rasti FarooqProtagonist / Mother / Additional Voices (voice)
Shah FahadImtiaz / Additional Voices (voice)- Sana JafriFemale Announcer (voice)
- Huzaifa AkbarMuskaan Bot (voice)
- Shumyle HaiderAdditional Voices (voice)
- Haseeb RehmanAdditional Voices (voice)
Omair RanaOld Man (voice)
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