Chitra Nodir Pare (1999)
- Original title
- চিত্রা নদীর পাড়ে
- Directed by
- Tanvir Mokammel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Hindu family tries to navigate life in East Pakistan during a time of political change. The film follows their personal struggles and the quiet tensions that shape their destiny.
slow-burnmelancholicthoughtfulsomberintimatehistoricalgently pacedreflective
What happens
Chitra Nodir Pare (Bengali: চিত্রা নদীর পারে, known in English as Quiet Flows the River Chitra) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film on the destiny of a Hindu family in East Pakistan. Directed by Tanvir Mokammel, the film won seven national awards including the best film and the best director of the year 1999. Other awards were best Story, best Dialogue, best Art-Director, best Supporting Actress and best Make-up Man. The film was shown in London, Oslo, Fribourg (Switzerland), Singapore, Delhi, Calcutta and Trivandrum film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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