剧情介绍
Aroutineschoolcommuteturnsterrifyingwhenacablecar’swiresnaps,leavingeightpassengers—includingsixschoolboys—dangling900feetabovearavineintheremoteHimalayanfoothills.With10hoursbeforetheremainingcableisexpectedtofail,agroupofrescuersracestosavethem.Withastartlingsenseofimmediacy,HangingbyaWiretransportsviewerstoruralBattagram,innorthernPakistan,towitnessthisharrowingsceneunfold,whichquicklybecomesinternationalnews.Withtheclocktickingandpressuremounting,regionalauthorities,armycommandos,andcourageouslocalcommunitymembersundertakedramaticriskstosavethecablecarpassengers.Faultlinesaroundclassemergeintheprocess,beggingthequestionofwhoseknowledgeandexpertiseisvaluedandwhoseisinsteaddismissed,aswellaswhypropertransportationinfrastructureislackingintheseremoteareas.Drawingfromup-closedronefootage,on-the-groundrecordingsfromtheassembledcommunityofonlookers,andskillfulreenactmentsfeaturingactualparticipantsfromtheincident,directorMohammedAliNaqviconstructsariveting,unforgettabledocumentarythriller.—BT
