, 2h30 Directed byGoutam Ghose OriginBangladesh GenresDrama, Biography, Historical ActorsProsenjit Chatterjee, Raisul Islam Asad, Chanchal Chowdhury, Paoli Dam, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Tathoi Deb Roles Rabeya Rating78% Rabindranath Tagore’s elder brother Jyotirindranath Tagore, a Western educated bright young man from the 19th century Bengal met the octogenarian Lalan Fakir and drew a portrait of the poet saint in the former houseboat afloat on the Padma river. Jyotirindranath, an urban intellectual exchange views with the man of native wisdom. Their exchange of ideas forms the cinematic narrative of this film. The narrative is a saga of the life and time of Lalan Fakir and his liberal sect who lived a life of high order in an otherwise superstitious 19th century Indian society. Lalan inherited the best of the liberal and enlightened tradition of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam to develop a philosophy of life which is extremely secular and tolerant. Thus became an easy prey for the fundamentalists from the Hindu and the Muslim institutions. They were the parallel stream flowing freely in the heart of rural Bengal when men like Tagore were germinating ideas of the Bengal Renaissance. The love and compassion of Lalan is relevant more than ever in today’s world of intolerance and hate.
, 1h43 OriginBangladesh GenresComedy, Musical, Romance ThemesFilms about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film ActorsPurnima, Riaz, Rokeya Prachy, Moushumi Rating37% Ramela gives birth to a son after having two daughters and Ramzed Molla and Ramela are happy as a result. Ramzed named him Ratan. But Ratan's physical changes later appear as a girl. His family and people of the village realizes this change. But, Ramela denies to send to the place of third gender. He became an obstacle to his sister's marriage and his father scolds him. He then realizes that society will not accept him and goes to the third gender's place. There he grows under the supervision of Kali Masi as Ratna.
, 1h25 Directed byCatherine Masud, Tareque Masud OriginBangladesh GenresDrama ActorsSara Zaker, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Rokeya Prachy Rating76% Ontorjatra (literally meaning "inner journey") is an Bengali intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world. After 15 years in the UK, Shireen and her son Sohel return to their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh for the funeral of Sohel's father. For Shireen the homecoming allows her to make peace with her ex-husband and his family, for Sohel, the journey allows him to connect with a family and a "homeland" he has never known.
, 1h34 Directed byTareque Masud OriginFrance GenresDrama ThemesL'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about religion, Films about Islam, Films about school violence ActorsJayanta Chattopadhyay, Rokeya Prachy Roles Ayesha Rating83% The film is set against the backdrop of unrest in East Pakistan in the late 1960s leading up to the Bangladesh War of Liberation. In this setting, a small family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world. Anu, a young boy, is sent off to a madrasah by his unbendingly devout father Kazi. Anu's younger sister falls ill and dies because of Kazi's refusal to use conventional medicine. While at the madrasah, Anu befriends Rokon, an eccentric misfit in the rigorous religious school, who is forced by the teachers to undergo an exorcism by ducking in the freezing river to cure himself.