A House Named Shahana (2023)
- Original title
- বাড়ির নাম শাহানা
- Directed by
- Leesa Gazi
- Country
- Bangladesh, United Kingdom
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1990s rural Bangladesh, a divorcee chooses to live alone despite strong social pressure and family expectations. The film follows her struggle to build an independent life on her own terms.
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What happens
A House Named Shahana (Bengali: বাড়ির নাম শাহানা, romanized: Bāṛir nām śāhānā) is a 2023 Bengali-language drama film directed by Leesa Gazi. The film is adaption of her own 2011 novella as her debut feature. Set in 1990s rural Bangladesh, the film follows a divorcee who defies social stigma and the burden of family honour to live on her own terms. The film had its world premiere at the South Asia Competition section of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 on 28 October 2023, where it won the Film Critics Guild Gender Sensitivity Award. It was theatrically released in Bangladesh on 19 September 2025. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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