Gariwala (2015)

Original title

Gaariwala

Directed by

Ashraf Shishir

Genre

drama film, family film

Country

Bangladesh

Runtime

1h 25m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a cart driver and his young helpers as they navigate small daily struggles and joys in a Bangladeshi town. It shows how the community supports one another through simple acts of kindness and responsibility.

gentlefamily-orientedearnestslow-pacedheartfeltgroundednostalgicsincere

What happens

Gariwala (English title: Cart driver) is a 2014 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir, and starring Rokeya Prachy, Raisul Islam Asad, Masum Aziz, Imran Imu, and child artists Maruf and Kabbo. Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, Gariwala began as a short film before being expanded to feature length. It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014. It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes. It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015. It won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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