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Brihonnola (2014)

Brihonnola poster
Original title
বৃহন্নলা
Directed by
Murad Parvez
Genre
drama film
Country
Bangladesh
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Bangladeshi film set in a rural area tells a story about people choosing kindness and understanding over religious and racial hatred. It follows characters who must confront their own biases and find common humanity.

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What happens

Brihonnola is a 2014 Bangladeshi feature film directed and produced by Murad Parvez based on a short story named "Gaach-ta Bolechilo" (The Tree had Told) by Indian Bengali author Syed Mustafa Siraj. The film stars Ferdous Ahmed, Sohana Saba, Azad Abul Kalam, Jhuna Choudhury, and Intekhab Dinar. Brihonnola is a tale of the goodness inherent in human nature prevailing over religious prejudice and racial dogmatism. The film was released on 19 September 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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