Lalsalu (2001)

Original title

লালসালু

Directed by

Tanvir Mokammel

Genre

drama film

Country

Bangladesh

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor, homeless man arrives in a rural village and uses a fake religious shrine to gain power and influence over the superstitious locals. The film follows how his lies slowly transform him and the community around him.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakcontemplativevisually lushgroundedunderstateddark

What happens

Lalsalu (titled A Tree Without Roots internationally) is a 2001 Bangladeshi film written, directed and produced by Tanvir Mokammel. The screenplay is based on Syed Waliullah's 1948 novel of the same name. The film earned eight Bangladesh National Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Tanvir Mokammel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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