Bangla (2006)
- Original title
- বাঙলা
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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 speech-impaired girl lives in East Bengal during the 1952 Bengali Language Movement. The film shows her personal struggles and the broader social oppression by Pakistani collaborators.
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What happens
Bangla is a Bangladeshi film released in 2006, directed by Shahidul Islam Khokon. The film is based on Ongkar, the famous novel written by Ahmed Sofa, set against the backdrop of the 1952 Bengali Language Movement. It portrays the life of a speech-impaired girl and highlights the social context of East Bengal at that time, along with the oppression carried out by Pakistani collaborators. The lead role in the film was played by Shabnur, while Mahfuz Ahmed and Humayun Faridi acted as her husband and father respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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