Underplayed Gems

Jiban Thekey Neya (1970)

Jiban Thekey Neya poster
Original title
জীবন থেকে নেয়া
Directed by
Zahir Raihan
Genre
drama film
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
9.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film that uses everyday Bengali traditions to tell a story about Bangladeshi identity. It follows characters living through their daily lives in East Pakistan.

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What happens

Jibon Theke Neya (lit. 'Taken from Life') is a 1970 Bengali-language East-Pakistani (now Bangladesh) film directed by Zahir Raihan. It has been described as an example of "national cinema", using discrete local traditions to build a representation of the Bangladeshi national identity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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