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- DirectorNoor Imran MithuStarsTauquir AhmedMosharraf KarimJoyraajAs the lives of rich and poor passengers aboard a steamship unfold, buried secrets, lustful affairs and selfish desires are exposed.
- DirectorAbdul Qaiyum LeonTanvir AhsanSaleh Sobhan AuneemStarsMostafizur Noor ImranShah YeanurFazlur Rahman BabuEleven emerging Bangladeshi filmmakers present a collection of gritty shorts centered on the capital city and the people living in its margins.
- DirectorAbdullah Mohammed SaadStarsMostafa MonwarTasnova TamannaTanvir Ahmed ChowdhuryIn a series of vignettes, a partially handicapped man lives his days in anguish as he tries to find a way to leave Dhaka.
- DirectorAbdullah Mohammed SaadStarsAzmeri Haque BadhonAfia Jahin JaimaKazi Sami HassanAn assistant professor at a local medical college, finds herself in a difficult position after witnessing a sexual assault where she knows both the victim and the perpetrator.
- DirectorAmitabh Reza ChowdhuryStarsChanchal ChowdhuryMasuma Rahman NabilaPartha BaruaA struggling actor becomes a professional impostor, hired to impersonate people for financial gain, but as he delves deeper into his work he becomes embroiled in trouble that threatens to unravel his life.
- DirectorMostofa Sarwar FarookiStarsShahir Huda RumiChanchal ChowdhuryNusrat Imrose TishaAs a leader of the local community, Chairman Amin bans every kind of image in his water-locked village in rural Bangladesh. He even goes on to claim that imagination is also sinful since it gives one the license to infiltrate into any prohibited territory. But change is a desperate wind that is difficult to resist by shutting the window. The tension between this traditional window and modern wind grows to such an extent that it starts to leave a ripple effect on the lives of a group of typically colorful, eccentric, and emotional people living in that village. But at the very end of the film, Television, which he hated so much, comes to the rescue and helps Chairman Amin reach a transcendental state where he and his God are unified. A new twist to the story makes him embrace IMAGE and IMAGINATION
- DirectorTauquir AhmedStarsShahiduzzaman SelimAshraful TusharMosharraf KarimThe coffin of an expatriate worker with manipulated identity intense the identity crisis when another person's corpse is found inside.
- DirectorAbrar AtharMohammad AsifStarsAfran NishoShamol MawlaSariful RazzThree men are caught in a situation inside a car. One of them is a rich man who regularly sources cocaine from a fixed peddler at a fixed spot, another is a drug dealer who comes late and the third one is a stranger. What happens next?
- StarsMosharraf KarimShamol MawlaAfsana MimiOne fateful night, a police station in Bangladesh, and a motley crowd consisting of criminals, an eminent industrialist, media, general public. What does this night have in store for them?
- CreatorSaleh Sobhan AuneemSyed Ahmed ShawkiStarsChanchal ChowdhurySanjida PreetiManoj PramanikFreezer van driver Taqdeer spirals into a dark game of destiny after he finds the unclaimed dead body of a woman in his truck.
- DirectorDipankar DiponStarsArifin ShuvooTasifMahiya MahiAn anonymous criminal gang plot a series attack in Dhaka City and three young police officers work on this.
- DirectorMostofa Sarwar FarookiStarsNusrat Imrose TishaMosharraf KarimRashed Uddin Ahmed TopuA woman breaks with traditional Muslim culture by living with her boyfriend before getting married, but when the relationship ends, she must face the harsh consequences of being an outcast in her community.
- DirectorAbu Shahed EmonStarsMosharraf KarimTauquir AhmedMousumi HamidJust as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the unpredictable currents of Jalal's journey prove that he is truly a child of the river.
- DirectorMostofa Sarwar FarookiStarsZahid HasanShahiduzzaman SelimTariq Anam KhanAn apparently passive young man, Khorshed (Zahid Hasan), comes to Dhaka from a rural area looking for a job and a better life. He gets to stay with an uncle (Ahsanul Haq Minu) who literally robs him off every penny he has. A beautiful, flirtatious married woman next door (Rosey Siddiqui) is like a breath of fresh air in this hellhole. Khorshed is soon seen walking into a government bungalow, threatening an unsuspecting DC (Tariq Anam Khan) of Ratanpur and his PA (Shahiduzzaman Selim) that he is armed with a bomb (in a briefcase) and is not afraid to detonate it. Holding the government officials at gunpoint, he asks them to call up influential individuals of the region, including the SP (Masud Ali Khan) and ASP (Hasan Masood), leader of a youth organisation (Marzuk Russell), a leading cultural activist (Fazlur Rahman Babu), political leaders belonging to rival parties (Jayanto Chattopadhyay and Saleh Ahmed) and educationists (Amirul Haque Chowdhury and Tania Ahmed). After they all arrive, thinking they have been called upon to attend an urgent meeting with the DC, Khorshed makes his intentions clear. He reads out an eight-point demand and wants the parliament to pass new legislation to put an end to corruption.
- DirectorAnam BiswasStarsChanchal ChowdhuryJaya AhsanAnimesh AichA story following the life of Ranu (Joya Ahsan) and her paranormal powers. She goes to psychiatrist Misir Ali (Chanchal Chowdhury) to find an answer to all her questions.
- DirectorGiasuddin SelimStarsYash RohanPori MoniFazlur Rahman BabuSet in the riverside Chandpur suburbs of the '90s, "Swapnajaal" at its core is the story of Opu (Yash Rohan) and Shuvra (Pori Moni), two teenagers in 'young love'. Their blooming romance take a dramatic turn south when conniving influential businessman Aynal Gazi (Fazlur Rahman Babu), with the help of his trusted aide Thandu (Iresh Zaker) tactfully oust Shuvra and her family from their home. Opu fights back to bring justice to Shuvra's family and to get back his love, but even after justice is served, there are bigger obstacles on the way to their reunion.
- DirectorMd. Hafizur RahmanGiasuddin SelimStarsChanchal ChowdhuryFarhana MiliShirin AlamA housemaid is killed by a local landlord's son. His servant takes the blame for the murder, to save the landlord's mentally ill son and is marooned in an island named Monpura. There the servant comes across a fisherman's daughter.
- DirectorGazi RakayetStarsRaisul Islam AsadTitas ZiaShormy MalaKhirmohon is an old man and a potter by profession. All his life, he has struggled to keep his head above water and now is the owner of his own pottery house and a banyan tree. His two sons Satten and Nikhil stay in the city and prefer urban life. They have no interest in their father's business and want to sell up his life's work for financial gain. The silver lining in Khirmohon's life is his granddaughter Poddo, who is an eye catching dusky beauty. They stay in their village house with another person named Boishakh, who was adopted by Khirmohon when he was just a mere child. Boishakh is a passionate character, who is loyal to Khirmohon and is more interested in keeping the pottery business afloat then Khirmohon's own sons. There is a spark between Poddo and Boishakh, but it is not expressed. The story moves forward with Boishakh trying to protect the business from going into ruins by unwanted invaders and village politics.
- DirectorSuchandaStarsRiazSharmin Zoha ShosheeA.T.M. ShamsuzzamanSets around some rural people and their village dealing with their lifestyle, struggle of survival, religion, marriage, relations, death and this ongoing process.
- DirectorZahir RaihanStarsRazzakSuchandaShaukat AkbarA political satire of Bangladesh under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan.
- DirectorTauquir AhmedStarsHaseeb AhmedAbidulShahed AliHalda, a river in southeastern Bangladesh, is the one and only natural fish-breeding center in Asia; this film looks at the struggling lives of the fisherfolk on both sides of this river.
- DirectorReazul RezuStarsShahiduzzaman SelimShatabdi WadudSanjida TanmoyConflict between a farmer and landlord due to bioscope.
- DirectorBijonStarsMahmudur AnindoSheuly Akther JarinChinmoyee Gupta10-year-old Jamal loves his carefree life with his mum in rural Bangladesh, until the day his childhood friend and playmate is forced to become a child bride. Isolated and lost, Jamal finds the world a harsh reality when his hopes of getting new friends and attending school collide with his mother's past.
- DirectorTareque MasudStarsFazlul HaqueRabeya Akter MoniAli AhsanThe story of the film centers around the youth Ruhul, who lives with his family in a small hut next to the runway of the international airport. His mother Rahima struggles to support the family by selling milk from a cow bought with a micro credit loan. His sister Fatima works long hours in a garments factory. There's been no word from their father for over a month, since he left for a job in the Middle East. A Madras dropout, Ruhul spends his days wandering under the shadow of the planes, aimless and frustrated in his futile efforts to find work. One day at a cyber-cafe; he meets Arif, a computer savvy young man who exudes confidence and a sense of purpose. The world Arif introduces him to seems inspiring and new, but eventually Ruhul's life spirals into a nefarious netherworld of intolerance, violence and ultimately, death...
- DirectorFakhrul Arefeen KhanStarsParambrata ChattopadhyayQuazi Nawshaba AhmedSushama SarkerA Journey of 4 decade with love and passion. Things will arrive as certain threat while characters are moving through a real history. End turn to endless.
- DirectorMorshedul IslamStarsAref SyedJyotika JyotiGazi RakayetTwenty six year old Anil Bagchi has been a timid person from his childhood. He works in an insurance company in Dhaka and lives in a house with others. His school teacher father and the only elder sister Atoshi live in their village Rupeshwar. His mother had died at his birth. The idealist and honest father has tried to imbue his ideals in Anil. The old man loves nature and believes that there are certain manifestations of nature that no artist can capture in paint these can only be felt at the depth of ones heart. Atoshi loves a young man who is a Muslim, but cannot tell anyone about it. She keeps it as a secret to herself. It is towards the middle of 1971 when Dhaka is a besieged city. The brutal Pakistani occupation keeps everyones nerves on the edge. One day very early in the morning Anil receives a letter from the Head Master of Rupeshwar School. The Head Master informs him that his father had been killed by the Pakistani military and that Atoshi was staying with him. He warns Anil not to go to the village as it is no longer safe for young Hindu men. Anil, however, ignores the Head Masters warning. The journey is fraught with danger, but he takes leave from office and boards a bus to Rupeshwar. The journey proves to be one of utmost uncertainty. On the way Anil gets to know a middle aged man named Ayub Ali who is accompanied by his wife and daughter. Ali is a thoroughly boring character and likes to talk. He initially appears quite a reactionary but gradually Anil comes to admire his humanity. He instructs Anil never to reveal his Hindu name to anyone. He tells him to go by the name of Ali's brother-in-law, Mohsin. At one point of the journey the bus is stopped by Pakistani military personnel and everyone is ordered to disembark. When Anil is asked his name, he tells his real name. Ayub Ali risks his own life trying to save Anil. At one stage Ali breaks down like a child and starts crying. Of course that does not have any impact on Anils captors. Before he is led away, Anil requests Ali to visit his sister and tell her to marry the man of her choice. Anil's captors take him to the bank of a river when the night is awash in moon light. Anil loses himself in appreciation of the moonlit night until the fatal bullet is shot.
- DirectorMostofa Sarwar FarookiStarsIrrfan KhanNusrat Imrose TishaParno MittraA story surrounding a person named Javed Hasan and about his family, love, fallout and reunion.
- DirectorZahidur Rahim AnjanStarsShahiduzzaman SelimAparna GhoshEyasin ArafatA touching story of a simple man caught up in the terror of 1971 Bangladesh.
- DirectorRubaiyat HossainStarsShahana GoswamiRikita Nandini ShimuShatabdi WadudShimu fled her village as a child when her stepmother threatened to marry her off to a middle-aged man. Now 23 and living in the capital, she works grueling hours for paltry sums at a textile factory while her husband searches for work.
- DirectorTaneem Rahman AngshuStarsSunerah Binte KamalSariful RazzJosefine LindegaardIn a small beach town in Bangladesh, fearless Ayesha confronts social prohibition and violent opposition from her poverty-ridden family to surf. Like few other youngsters, she and her best friend Sohel are trained by self-made Bangladeshi surfer, Amir. As this unusual surfing enthusiasm gets international attention from surfing community and documentary film makers, fund money generates jealousy, squabbles, and power tussles. While surfing brings newfound fame and glory to Sohel, it is the 'prohibited' love for surfing that brings forced marriage and a life of misery for Ayesha. After seeking an extravagant, reckless lifestyle in the capital city, derailed Sohel returns back to Cox's Bazar, where their passion for surfing reunites them and unleashes a new hope for surfing in the small beach town.
- DirectorNiamul MuktaStarsAsaduzzaman AbirShilpi Sharkar ApuRiad MorshedHasu is a young, innocent village boy. He has none to be called as family in this world. That's why he has made all the villagers his family members. Hasu's life revolve around, love of his life-Kajol and his childhood friend-Anis. When finally Hasu is going to be settled and live happily ever after with Kajol, life takes an unexpected turn and everything falls apart. When Hasu's love and friendship are at stake, what will Hasu do?
- DirectorMostofa Sarwar FarookiStarsNusrat Imrose TishaParambrata ChattopadhyayDritan KastratiAn unprecedented terrorist attack takes place at a peaceful cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The gunmen use religion to divide and kill, while the surviving hostages, all of them Muslim, try to defend their own humanistic values.
- DirectorMasud Hasan UjjalStarsSharlin FarzanaImtiaz BarshonShajid AhmedA university student falls in love with a medical sales representative. Things spiral out of control after tragedy strikes, and the student becomes obsessed.
- DirectorRezwan Shahriar SumitStarsFazlur Rahman BabuShatabdi WadudTitas ZiaWhen a sculptor visits a remote fishing village on the Bangladeshi Delta, he finds himself center stage in a primal, elemental conflict between land and sea, man and nature, past and future.
- DirectorMorshedul IslamStarsRaisul Islam AsadRokeya PrachyChandniNatural disasters are a regular feature of life for people living on the coastal area of Bangladesh. This is a saga about the vicissitudes of these people and their eternal struggle for life.
- DirectorAbu SayeedStarsRaisul Islam AsadJayanto ChattopadhyayMamunur RashidThis story describe the life stories of theatre artists.
- DirectorTanvir MokammelStarsRaisul Islam AsadMunira Yusuf MemyChandniIn this tragic-comic study of religious hypocrisy, a disreputable cleric convinces villagers that their community is home to a famous holyman's grave.
- DirectorTauquir AhmedStarsBipasha HayatAzizul HakimMahfuz AhmedIt's a story of boat journey of Bangladesh in 1971 of helpless people was going towards the safe border.Pakistan military had unleashed genocide in the country. Heroic sons of the soil started a war of liberation.
- DirectorMasud PathikStarsJewel JahurShimlaAffan AhmedThe depiction of a deprived person is the Nekabbarer. He who lost his wealth in the wrong way, joined the liberation war of 1971, he lost his lover, lost a leg in the war. After the war crippled the rest of the life has to be spent. He had to stay in the madhouse. Nekabbarer went out of the garrison to starve, got the deprivation of society and the lance. Nekabbarer faced death, for ending their deprivation.
- DirectorTauquir AhmedStarsNusrat Imrose TishaSiam AhmedYashpal SharmaThe film is about the language movement during 1952 in East Pakistan.