Iti, Tomari Dhaka (2018)

Original title

ইতি, তোমারই ঢাকা

Directed by

Tanvir Ahsan

Genre

drama, crime, thriller

Country

Bangladesh

Runtime

2h 14m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anthology film weaves together multiple short stories set in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Each story follows different people living on the margins of the crowded city. The film shows the everyday struggles and harsh realities of their lives.

grittyrawurbanmelancholicvisceralunflinchingbleakslice-of-life

What happens

Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (Bengali: ইতি, তোমারই ঢাকা) is a 2018 Impress Telefilm drama film produced as Bangladesh's first anthology film directed by eleven individual directors. The project was developed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Abu Shahed Emon. It is a collection of gritty shorts centered on the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka, and the people living in its margins. It was awarded "Best Original Screenplay" at the 11th edition of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF), held in India in January 2019. It is one of the first two films to enter Netflix originating from Bangladesh. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was also screened at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021 in Country in focus section. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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