History Film / Raazi

{{Foil}}: Mir serves as one to Sehmat in this manner by being part of CynicIdealistDuo with her. [[spoiler: It's implied that his ability to let go of his compassion when he feels it's necessary (see Knight Templar below) is exactly why he's lasted in the spy/intelligence profession for as long as he he has. Sehmat, on the other hand, comes out of the her first mission severely traumatised.]]

* ConflictingLoyalty: Becomes a secondary theme as the story progress. [[spoiler: Sehmat ''always'' chooses her country over her equally caring Pakistani in-laws, despite the guilt that inevitably follows.]]

--> '''Sehmat''': Please take me out of this business before I become like you.

* ConflictingLoyalty: Becomes a secondary theme as the story progress. [[spoiler: Sehmat ''always'' chooses her country and family of birth over her equally caring Pakistani in-laws, and becomes increasingly broken up inside as her choices lead to her taking more desperate measures to protect her cover and her life.]]

* CynicalMentor: Khalid Mir, full stop, in comparison to NaiveNewcomer Sehmat. He serves as a {{Foil}} to Sehmat in this manner by being part of CynicIdealistDuo with her. [[spoiler: It's implied that his ability to let go of his compassion (see Knight Templar below) is exactly why he's lasted in the spy/intelligence profession for as long as he he has.]]

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who comes from a very loving family. While she agrees to join the spy profession of of her own volition and eventually becomes proficient at its technical aspects, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until [[spoiler: she makes her first kill. It's a matter of professional exigency considering her position and circumstances, but the incident haunts her and she has her first major breakdown in its aftermath.]] Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.

* {{Deconstruction}}: The film ''brutally'' deconstructs a lot of tropes seen in spy thrillers by stripping away the glamour and RuleOfCool. It instead focuses on the the cold hard pragmatism required for the trade and psychological toll it can take on the spy in question.

* WarIsHell: The film focuses on the sacrifices of those who help with their country's defence off the battlefield and the collateral damage this causes.

* KnightTemplar: Khalid Mir, the Indian Intelligence officer to whom Sehmat reports. [[spoiler: The extent to which he is prepared to go to make the mission succeed becomes apparent when, despite genuinely respecting and caring for Sehmat, he doesn't hesitate to fall back to "Plan B" - an explosion which would involve killing Sehmat and a whole host of other people - when it seems that it isn't possible to extract Sehmat safely. She escapes, but Iqbal is killed in the blast.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: The film ''brutally'' deconstructs a lot of tropes seen in spy thrillers by stripping away the glamour and RuleOfCool and focusing on the the cold hard pragmatism required for the trade and psychological toll it can take on the spy in question.

* {{Deconstruction}}: The film ''brutally'' deconstructs a lot of tropes seen in spy thrillers by stripping away the glamour and RuleOfCool and focusing on the psychological toll espionage can take on the spy in question.

* ConflictingLoyalty: Becomes a secondary theme as the story progress. [[spoiler: Sehmat ''always'' chooses her country and family of birth over her equally caring Pakistani in-laws, and gets increasingly broken up inside as her choices lead to her taking more desperate measures to protect her cover and her life.]]

* ConflictingLoyalty: Becomes a secondary theme as the story progress. [[spoiler: Sehmat ''always'' chooses her country and family of birth over her equally caring Pakistani in-laws, and gets increasingly broken up as her choices lead to her taking more desperate measures to protect her cover and her life.]]

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who has been doted upon by both parents. While she agrees to join the spy profession of of her own volition and eventually becomes proficient at its technical aspects, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until [[spoiler: she makes her first kill. It's a matter of professional exigency considering her position and circumstances, but the incident haunts her and she has her first major breakdown in its aftermath.]] Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who has been doted upon by both parents. While she eventually becomes proficient at the technical aspects of spying, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until [[spoiler: she makes her first kill. It's a matter of professional exigency considering her position and circumstances, but the incident haunts her and she has her first major breakdown in its aftermath.]] Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.

* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor Sehmat- her stay in Pakistan eventually becomes this for her. [[spoiler: Her agony over having to kill people and massive SurvivorsGuilt over Iqbal's death in particular lead to her remaining a ShellShockedVeteran years after she escapes Pakistan.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: The film ''brutally'' deconstructs a lot of tropes seen in spy thrillers but stripping away the glamour and RuleOfCool and focusing on the psychological toll espionage can take on the spy in question.

* DangerouslyCloseShave: Sehmat has several of these during the entire duration of her stay with the Syed family, but things ''really'' go downhill only after [[spoiler: Abdul finds out that she's a spy.]]

* KnightTemplar: Khalid Mir, the Indian Intelligence officer to whom Sehmat reports. [[spoiler: The extent to which he is prepared to go to make the mission succeed becomes apparent when, despite genuinely respecting and caring for Sehmat, he doesn't hesitate to fall back to "Plan B" - an explosion which would involve killing Sehmat and a whole host of other people - when it seems that it isn't possible to extract Sehmat safely. She escapes, but Iqbal is killed in the process.]]

* KnightTemplar: Khalid Mir, the Indian Intelligence officer to whom Sehmat reports. [[spoiler: The extent to which he is prepared to go to make the mission succeed becomes apparent when, despite genuinely respecting and caring for Sehmat, he doesn't hesitate to fall back to "Plan B" - which would involve killing Sehmat, Iqbal and a whole host of other people - when it seems that it isn't possible to extract Sehmat safely. She escapes the explosion, but Iqbal is killed in the process.]]

* DangerouslyCloseShave: Sehmat has several of these, but things ''really'' go downhill once [[spoiler: Abdul finds out that she's a spy.]]

* DangerouslyCloseShave: Sehmat has several of these for, but things ''really'' go downhill once [[spoiler: Abdul finds out that she's a spy.]]

* DangerouslyCloseShaves: Sehmat has several of these for, but things ''really'' go downhill once [[spoiler: Abdul finds out that she's a spy.]]

* KnightTemplar: Khalid Mir, the Indian Intelligence officer to whom Sehmat reports. [[spoiler: The extent to which he is prepared to go to make the mission succeed becomes apparent when, despite genuinely respecting and caring for Sehmat, he doesn't hesitate to fall back to "Plan B" - which would involve killing Sehmat, Iqbal and a whole host of other people - when it seems that it isn't possible to extract Sehmat safely]].

* KnightTemplar: Khalid Mir, the Indian Intelligence officer to whom Sehmat reports. [[spoiler: The extent to which he is prepared to go to make the mission succeed becomes apparent when, despite genuinely respecting and caring for Sehmat, he doesn't hesitate to fall back to "Plan B" - which would involve killing Sehmat and a whole host of others - when it seems that it isn't possible to extract Sehmat safely]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Sehmat has several of these moments.

** We first see Sehmat when she rescues a squirrel from being squashed by a motorbike. This suggests at her innocent, compassionate nature

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who has been doted upon by both parents. While she eventually becomes proficient at the technical aspects of spying, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until [[spoiler: she makes her first kill. It's not an issue of humanity, but a matter of professional exigency, considering her position and circumstances.]]. Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who has been doted upon by both parents. While she eventually becomes proficient at the technical aspects of spying, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until [[spoiler: she makes her first kill. It's not an issue of humanity, but rather a matter of professional exigency, considering her position and circumstances.]]. Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who has been doted upon by both parents. While she eventually becomes proficient at the technical aspects of spying, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until [[spoiler: she makes her first kill. It's not an issue of humanity considering her position and circumstances, but rather a matter of professional exigency.]]. Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.

* TheIngenue: Sehmat certainly has hints of this. She's a young woman (20 at the beginning the story) who has been doted upon by both parents. While she eventually becomes proficient at the technical aspects of spying, she doesn't fully realise the moral ramifications until she's [[spoiler: forced to make her first kill]]. Emphasised with her introductory scene being one of her saving a squirrel from getting run over by a motorbike.