Late in the Night 2011
Documentary filmmaker Kamal shoots obsessively during his last days, in search of an image, deadly as syphilis, that would rot away the eyes of the viewer.
Documentary filmmaker Kamal shoots obsessively during his last days, in search of an image, deadly as syphilis, that would rot away the eyes of the viewer.
It's about the destruction of the world. Where the world ends. But who will save? No one..
Set in the turbulent times of Partition of Bengal, 1905, Leela and her father escapes the house of the zamindar and the only choice left for them was to seek shelter in Sk.Messar's house. Messar is a young muslim man from Barisal who once saved Paresh's life. The Hindu priest decides to marry off her daughter with Sk.Messar who is rechristened as “Laila”. Now will Leela be able to follow her beliefs or will she have to give up everything for this new life? And will her father who has been trying to guard her daughter from their nightmarish past will also be a part of this life? The story explores the theme of love, faith and separation/partition.
Three friends—Moti, a newspaper seller; Bachchu, a bicycle mechanic; and Ronju, a merchant's assistant—grow up together in a semi-urban town. Their lives revolve around their bicycles, local trains, watching movies, enjoying indigenous performances, playing games and hanging out at tea stalls. Life feels full of freedom.
A short film inspired by true events in Bangladesh in front of Uttar Badda Government Primary School, 20th July of 2019.
Amena is searching for her son, Joynal, who was illegally trafficked by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia. She teams up with trafficking survivor Abdus to retrace her son’s steps and shine light on the plight of parents who lost their children to a treacherous journey across the sea.
Can we ever be modern? Could our art ever be removed from the influence of religion? On meeting Bhabotosh, the biggest star in the Bengali festival of the Mother Goddess Durga these were our natural quests. However, amidst all the heartburn in which he was in, we found in him, an artist who only wanted to be remembered, as one, who had sought the truth of this life. This film immerses itself in that need of his, in his factory, his home, as he works to create that one solo show in his long career as an artist, to bare his soul and its roots, rootless that he had always been.
Ritika and Rajeev visit her ancestral home to attend her mother's 80th birthday celebration, only to discover her mother's deteriorating mental state, forcing Ritika to confront this difficult reality and its permanence.
Pratisruti is a 1941 Bengali movie.
The People who still exist but are often unseen. This story is based on these people who live in West Bengal a part of India and often dress as mythological characters, Indian gods and goddess mostly to earn their livelihood and in a few cases as passion. As we all know Durga as depicted in the Hindu pantheon as a Goddess, killed Mahishasura, the buffalo demon.
Latika by Samsul Islam Shopon is set in a remote village on the banks of the river Chitra, Bangladesh, where families traditionally made a living by fishing with the aid of pet otters. Changes in climate and economic tides place immense pressure on this very old human-otter relationship.
This 108-minute feature, set in Kolkata, delves into the revival of Tapan Theatre by capturing the essence of four actors working on a play amidst the historical venue’s resurrection post-COVID.
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Rupa, a rich girl, is unexpectedly pregnant, and in Bangladesh she needs to get married before she can have a baby. But her journalist boyfriend, who is pursuing a political case, has no time for her. Rupa's mother lives in the United States with her emigrated brother and cancer-stricken father, and they want Rupa to emigrate to the United States as soon as possible to join them. The latest film by Bangladeshi filmmaker Kamal Ahmed Simon, an architect by training, was awarded the World Cinema Fund grant at the Berlin Film Festival. The film has a unique artistic perspective, the hero and heroine are not completely justified, they have the perseverance of the "watchers", but also the confusion of the "bystanders", and finally pushed to the edge of the edge of no way back, the free explosion, but also touching.
A tortured house worker named Zohra. She wants to run away from home. But she can not bring herself to do it because of her feelings of pity for the little kid in the house whom she raised from childhood. One day, she gets the chance to escape; can she overcome her feelings of pity for the little kid and run away, or will she stay and continue to suffer?
Two brothers are on a fun adventure in the outdoors when it takes a sombre twist after a haunting dream exposes the consequences. Their quest navigates environmental consciousness and the pursuit of redemption.