Bangladesh
An English couple, a leading London lawyer and his wife re-define later life by motoring rural India in their battered 1936 Rolls Royce, falling into company with tea-wallahs and maharajahs, dodging tribal conflicts and battling with border-officials to get to a photography conference/human rights festival in Bangladesh.
Fourteen-year-old Naima longs to earn money for her poor Bangladeshi family, but her unrivaled artistic talent is of little use. When her ailing father is at risk of losing his prized bicycle rickshaw to loan sharks, she disguises herself as a boy and attempts to drive the rickshaw herself. Naima crashes the rickshaw, threatening the family’s sole livelihood.
The UN General Assembly regards antibiotic-resistance as a “global and most urgent threat”. The WHO alarms that we could fall back into a “post-antibiotic age”. The film tells us how we got there: It is a story about how negligence, greed, and short-sightedness have rendered the lifesaving effects of antibiotics powerless. It is a science-thriller about disillusioned, fighting doctors, rebellious scientists, patients wrestling with life-threatening diseases and diplomats searching for a global solution. They all are Resistance Fighters.
Separated at birth, after 28 years Bhai and Jaan grow up to be as different from each other as can be. While Bhai is outspoken and a little bit of a troublemaker a daring costume designer, Jaan is quite shy and timid. After years of being apart, fate brings the two brothers together and things take an interesting turn.
Shafkat is a happily married man with wife and two children, who claims himself is a firm believer of monogamous philosophy. His philosophy and instincts faces tough conflict when a young copywriter, Lamia, joins his office.
Free as a bird. To wander. To nestle. To take flight. We are not. As India gained its much awaited independence in 1947, a race faced another struggle. Bengal was divided and hundreds of thousands of Bengalis were displaced and divided on the basis of their religion. The Hindus were forced out as East Bengal was made a part of Pakistan and the same fate lay in store for the Muslims of West Bengal. Millions became refugees in their own homeland, and thousands still bear the cross and the scar. The film is a human saga of a truncated land and how people are trying to relive their destiny.
Born into tragedy, Galib rises from village outcast to criminal mastermind “Toofan” in 90s Bangladesh. As authorities close in, he takes desperate measures to maintain his empire, sparking a dangerous game of power and identity.
A House Named Shahana’ is about Dipa, a divorced woman who lives in a small town in ’90s Bangladesh. The film explores how she overcomes a failed marriage, social taboos and the burden of family honour by the strength of her courage, sense of humour, and fighting spirit.
Filmmaker-actor couple, Tithi and Farhan, are subjects of criticism and trolls for not taking baby in a patriarchal society. Tithi doesn’t succumb to the pressure of social validation and decides to have a baby when the time is right for her, but the question never ends for her.
An assistant professor at a medical college balances her roles as a professional, a mother and a teacher. Her life changes once she witnesses an unexpected incident involving a female student.
Jhunku, a 14-year-old youth in 1930s British Bangladesh, embarks on a journey to determine where he belongs.
Rudro, a young sculptor, moves to a remote Bangladeshi beach village after the death of his conservative father. At first he is welcomed by the locals, but after the fishing shoals they rely on start to disappear, Rudro is harassed by the village chairman’s men and his progressive ideas are blamed.
Masud Rana is a Secret Agent with code name MR-9 of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency
When eight sailors onboard their fishing trawler find a mysterious girl mid-sea, ill fortune falls upon the boat as they don’t catch any fish the next few days. The fishermen try to make it back home, although the sea has other plans for them. The film’s story metaphorically connects with the mythology of Bengali culture.
A family scandal shakes up Bangladesh when acclaimed filmmaker Javed Hasan marries his daughter’s friend. This movie, though initially banned by Bangladeshi government, was the country’s official entry to 2019 Oscars.
Ayna is an actor and the prison is his stage. He slips into the characters of the powerful convicted in exchange of money and take their place in prison. This strange profession is borne out of a society that doesn’t give him a chance to follow his passion of acting, but forces him to act in the real life. Falling in love with the girl next door changes his life equation and he decides to end this career with one last performance. But this one takes him too deep in the rabbit hole. The story unfolds on how an underdog survives in a society that is merciless and struggles his way out from the clutch of crime game which he is a part too.
Fagun Haway is a Bangladeshi historical drama film based on the novel Bou Kotha Kou by Tito Rahman. This movie based on the language movement during 1952 in East Pakistan.
A day laborer searches for hope and strength after his daughter commits suicide.
Fishermen struggle to make a living along the banks of the Haldaa River.
Hasu is a young, innocent village boy. He has none to be called as a family in this world. That’s why he has made all the villagers his family members. Hasu’s life revolves around the love of his life-Kajol and his childhood friend-Anis. When finally Hasu is going to be settled and live happily ever after with Kajol, life takes an unexpected turn and everything falls apart. When Hasu’s love and friendship are at stake, what will Hasu do?
Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Amal works as a security guard in a mall and is tempted by the world of wealth surrounding him. When a close friend introduces him to the underworld element, he becomes trapped in a web of greed, lust and crime.
