Made in Bangladesh (2019)

Original title

শিমু - মেইড ইন বাংলাদেশ

Directed by

Rubaiyat Hossain

Genre

drama film

Country

Bangladesh, France, Portugal, Denmark

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

Social Drama

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman works in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She faces unsafe conditions and low pay there, leading her to organize her coworkers in a fight for better treatment. The story follows her personal struggles and the small victories along the way.

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What happens

Made in Bangladesh (also known in Bengali as Shimu Bengali: শিমু;) is a 2019 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Rubaiyat Hossain. It premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, following the participation at BFI London Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival and other major festivals. Distributed by Pyramide Films, the film was widely released in France on 4 December 2019 and running for several months following the theatrical release worldwide including USA, Canada, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, China, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Turkey, Bangladesh and Japan. Made in Bangladesh (Shimu) received National Film Award in four categories including Best Director and Best Lead Actress (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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