Meherjaan (2011)

Original title

মেহেরজান

Directed by

Rubaiyat Hossain

Genre

drama film

Country

Bangladesh

Runtime

1h 59m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman revisits the 1971 Bangladesh Independence War from a female perspective. The film sparked controversy for its critical reexamination of the conflict.

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What happens

Meherjaan (Bengali: মেহেরজান) is the feature-length début film of Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain. The film was pulled from theatres due to the hostile response of some segments of the audience after its release in January 2011. Meherjaan claims to be a women's "feminine" re-visiting of the Bangladesh Independence War with Pakistan in 1971, while many feel discomfort with the deconstructive representation of the '71 conflict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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