Rabeya (2008)

Original title

রাবেয়া

Directed by

Tanvir Mokammel

Genre

drama

Country

Bangladesh

Runtime

1h 45m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman takes a stand against the authorities during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. She faces hard choices as she fights for justice in a time of conflict.

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What happens

Rabeya (Bengali: রাবেয়া), also known by its English title, The Sister, is a 2008 Bangladeshi Bengali-language war film written and directed by Tanvir Mokammel, with permission from the government of Bangladesh. The film is set during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It stars Aly Zaker, Bonna Mirza, Jyotika Jyoti, and Tauquir Ahmed in lead roles. According to Mokammel, Rabeya is a "deconstruction" of the Sophocles play, Antigone, and premiered on December 6, 2008. The film was shot in Khulna and Bagerhat. It screened at the Singapore International Film Festival and in Copenhagen. It was also broadcast on television in ATN Bangla on December 13, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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