On Valentine's Day, four well-known directors of the country created four short films focused on love.
Drama of Bangladesh
On Valentine's Day, four well-known directors of the country created four short films focused on love.
The story of the life of Lalon Fakir, a great mystical saint, poet and folk singer, who is legendary in his native Bangladesh.
Located in a futuristic Dhaka City from the 2100s. We follow Zayn Khan our protagonist, a genius engineer trying to fulfill his father's dream. However, he gets intertwined with a street racing gang named 'The Hawks', lead by Alvan Haque.
Dhaka is a city packed with millions of people, from different regions of Bangladesh, belonging to different religion, ethnicity, and from different financial background. The city has many parts which can be differentiated by architecture, vehicles and people. In this film we will follow a red ten Taka (Bangladeshi currency) bill as it travels through different parts of the city, getting changed from hand to hand, in turn giving us anecdotes of different people and their lives. Lal Kagojer Taka (The Red Note) takes us into the deep of Dhaka city.
A power station clerk maneuvers a blackout every night for a secret rendezvous; a businessman caught in a limbo beside an up-class escort; a travel agent deliberately delays his client’s visa; a girl clandestinely trains herself for a race; a plumber gets entry into a private chamber of an actress he is obsessed with– all are interwoven in a thread of love and lust.
When a mysterious doorway enters their lives, two people find themselves trapped between love, secrets, and unexpected twists in Kumirer Dorja.
In this omnibus, 11 Bangladeshi filmmakers create a love letter to the city of Dhaka. From young girls looking for a drink in a dry town to a bank scammer's attempted murder to a plumber creating a refugee crisis, the city co-stars every time.
A gripping social drama where a man’s actions return to haunt him, forcing him to face the painful consequences of justice and regret.
On the eve of Eid, a grumpy, miserly loner Jahangir is visited by three mysterious guests, claiming to be ghosts. As they make him revisit his past, Jahangir is forced to confront the life he has built in bitterness and solitude. A heartwarming tale of regrets, memories and rediscovering love and laughter.
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.
Ira grows up in the hollow of absence. A mother too distant, a father who never arrives. At university, she collides with Maruf, a grounded young man running a food cart to support his family. Their clashes soon give way to a quiet, unexpected tenderness. But when her estranged mother resurfaces, buried wounds threaten to undo everything. Through tears, uneasy reconciliations, and small acts of care, Ira learns that love is not an escape but a choice, a decision to stay, to show up. With a handful of balloons and a full heart, she chooses Maruf. Behind them, a still Ferris wheel glows in the dusk a silent promise that even when life halts, love endures.
A poor family returns to their village from Dhaka after The Great Bengal Femine 1943. This movie centers on their struggling life during the World War II period.
A cherished young woman becomes the center of love, laughter, and emotional conflict when those around her try to shape her future in Adorer Chad.
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