Pakistan, July 27 -- The dramatic 2023 Batagram cable car rescue, which gripped millions across Pakistan for nearly 14 hours, is set to reach international audiences through a new documentary titled "Hanging by a Wire", directed by acclaimed Pakistani filmmaker Mohammed Ali Naqvi.

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The documentary recounts the extraordinary rescue operation that unfolded on August 22, 2023, when eight people, including six schoolchildren, were left suspended hundreds of feet above a ravine after two cables supporting a chairlift snapped in the mountainous district of Batagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The film will be released in North American cinemas on August 28, with a UK release e...