The Father (1979)
- Directed by
- Kazi Hayat
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family drama from Bangladesh in the late 1970s. The story centers on a father character played by an American expatriate actor, which was unusual for Bangladeshi cinema of that time. The film includes memorable songs and portrays relationships within a household.
dramaticemotionalsentimentalfamily-centeredpoignantearnestslow-pacedclassical
What happens
The Father is a Bangladeshi film, directed by Kazi Hayat and released in 1979. The film starred Bulbul Ahmed and Shuchorita. The title role was played by John Napier Adams, a long-term American expatriate and IT consultant for USAID in Bangladesh. This is one of the few instances of a non-Bangladeshi playing a major role in a domestic film. The film gave rise to two hit songs: "Ami Ki Gaibe Gaan" and "Aye Khuku Aye". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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