Friday, August 02, 2024

Film: "Eid Mubarak" - Streaming on PBS


Eid Mubarak
"A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice."

You can watch it at https://www.pbs.org/video/eid-mubarak-iobidg/ through July 14, 2026. 

Note: I disapprove of the visual depiction of Ibrahim & Ismail غليهما السلام in the film. The narration of the sacrifice differs in important ways from my understanding of what Allah عز و جل says in the Quran about it. Does this variant exists in Pakistan or other countries? Possibly.

Nevertheless, the film is good in depicting a child wrestling with what she sees as an immoral action her family is committing.