HANGING BY A WIRE

Premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2026 / TX news to come

A routine school commute takes a terrifying turn when a cable car’s wires snap, leaving eight passengers — including six schoolboys — dangling 900 feet above a ravine in the remote Himalayan foothills. With just hours before the remaining cable is expected to fail, a group of rescuers races to save them.

With a startling sense of immediacy, Hanging by a Wire transports viewers to rural Battagram, in northern Pakistan, to witness this harrowing scene unfold, quickly becoming international news. With the clock ticking and pressure mounting, regional authorities, army commandos, and courageous local community members undertake dramatic risks to save the cable car passengers. Weaving jaw-dropping archive alongside skilful reenactments featuring actual participants from the incident, director Mohammed Ali Naqvi constructs a riveting, unforgettable documentary action-thriller.