Question: Are the directors of both films Billi and The Land (2016 Film) from the same country?

In 1970 Syed Noor( born Syed Ghulam Mohyuddin Noor) joined the Pakistani film industry as an assistant to director S. Suleman. Noor assisted S. Suleman for 18 feature films, after which, he penned his first script for the film," Society Girl" in 1976, which was considered the best film of the year. After the success of his first film, Noor became the prime screenwriting talent in the Pakistani film industry and worked with all the prominent directors of the time. Syed Noor wrote about 250 films from 1976 to 1992. His written scripts and screenplays were both in Urdu and in Punjabi. As a writer, Noor won many awards in his career, including National Award, Nigaar Award, Graduate Award, Bolan Award, and Asian Award. During his writing career, he was also offered acting opportunities, which he turned down as his ultimate goal was to direct feature films. He had assisted S. Suleman for 5 years with the intention of one day directing his own work. In 1993, Syed Noor made his directorial debut with the movie," Qasam," which was successful at the box office. During this time, Pakistani cinema was reigned by Pubjabi films. Syed Noor began to make films with the intention of reviving Urdu cinema, and his second film" Jeeva" and third film" Sargam" realized his intent. Noor also introduced a number of new actors in his films, who went on to have illustrious careers in the film industry. With the success of Urdu movies, now Punjabi films began to disappear from cinemas, especially after the death of Punjabi film superstar, Sultan Rahi. At this point, Noor announced that he would work on Pubjabi films and gave his first Punjabi directorial super hit film," Choorian," which is still considered one of the most successful films of Pakistani film industry. The vast success of" Choorian" was followed by another film in the Punjabi language," Majajan," which ran in cinemas for even longer than its predecessor. With the intent of teaching filmmaking to a new generation, Syed Noor launched Paragon Studios and Paragon Academy of Performing Arts. Syed Noor( Punjabi) is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore. Partnering with the Mass Communications department of Punjab University, Noor began to teach film as a subject. During this time, multiplex cinemas began to be built in Pakistan and film became digitized, which gave new filmmakers excellent opportunities for new material and projects. After writing nearly 300 films, directing 55 films, and winning more than 10 National Awards and many other honors, Syed Noor was awarded the highest civilian honor of Pakistan, the" Sitaara- e- Imtiaz" by the Pakistani government. <SEP> Do Lachhian is a 1960( sometimes written 1959) Punjabi film directed by Jugal Kishore, starring Gopal Sehgal, Daljeet, Indra Billi and Krishna Kumari in lead roles. <SEP> The North Star is a 2016 film about slavery and the underground railroad. <SEP> This horror film is supposedly based on a true story about a victim turning into a scum- busting avenger. Billi is a 2000 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor starring Meera, Noor and Saima. <SEP> The film stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Moisés Arias, Rafi Gavron, Ezri Walker, Kim Coates, Linda Emond, Natalie Martinez, Machine Gun Kelly, Erykah Badu and Michael K. Williams. The Land is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Steven Caple Jr.. The film was released on July 29, 2016, by IFC Films. <SEP> His credits include" The Land"( 2016)," A Different Tree", and" Prentice- N- Fury ’s Ice Cream Adventure". In 2017" Forbes" named Caple Jr. one of the 30 Under 30 in Hollywood& Entertainment. Steven Caple Jr.( born February 16, 1988) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.