A House Named Shahana (2023)

Original title

বাড়ির নাম শাহানা

Directed by

Leesa Gazi

Genre

drama

Country

Bangladesh, United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 06m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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)

Trailer

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