The Father (1979)

Directed by

Kazi Hayat

Genre

drama film

Country

Bangladesh

Runtime

1h 19m

Elsewhere

IMDb

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.

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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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