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    Made in Bangladesh

    Rubaiyat HOSSAIN 2019 France, Bangladesh, Denmark, Portugal Fiction color 95min Bengali, English DCP
    ★ 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
    ★ 2020 Stockholm Feminist Film Festival

    Shimu works gruelling hours for paltry pay in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After a fire in the factory leaves a co-worker dead, Shimu is moved to start a union. Her attempts are met with resistance at every step, not just from her patriarchal employers but also her colleagues, who fear losing their jobs. In the face of threats from management and violent disapproval of her husband, Shimu discovers a wealth of courage and tenacity she didn't know she had.

    Director

    Rubaiyat HOSSAIN

    Rubaiyat Hossain, one of Bangladesh’s handful of female filmmakers, known for her critically acclaimed debut feature film Meherjaan (2011), has completed her B.A. in Women Studies from Smith College, USA and her M.A. in South Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, she attends the Tisch School of Arts at New York University in Cinema Studies.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Rubaiyat HOSSAIN
    • 2016 Under Construction
    • 2011 Meherjaan 

       

    Director:  Rubaiyat Hossain

    Scriptwriter:  Rubaiyat Hossain, Philippe Barrière

    Producers: François d’Artemare, Artemare Ashique Mostafa
    Music: Tin Soheili

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