Syrian refugees act in 'The Guest'
Date: January 10, Thursday
Time: 5pm
Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum
Section: Asian Competition
Plot: Eight-year old Lena,who has lost her family members in a war, wends her way with her little sister, their neighbour and other immigrants. The film’s plot evolved from research into hundreds of real-life stories involving refugee families, women and children.
Director: Andac Haznedaroglu
Writer: Andac Haznedaroglu
Stars: Saba Mubarak, Yesim Ceren Bozoglu, Muhammed Refki
Duration: 89 munites
Country: Turkey, Jordan
Language: Turkish, Arabic
Victor Banerjee wows in 'Dev Bhoomi' ('Land of the Gods')
Date: January 10, Thursday
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum
Section: Retrospective
Plot: After a long exile, Rahul (Victor Banerjee) returns to his village in the Himalayas. It causes commotion among the villagers, who have never forgiven him for his sins in the past.
Director: Goran Paskaljevic
Writers: Goran Paskaljevic, Victor Banerjee
Stars: Victor Banerjee, Geetanjali Thapa, Uttara Baokar
Duration: 93 min
Country: India, Serbia
Language: Hindi, English
Tauquir Ahmed plots his escape in 'Komola Rocket' ('An Orange Ship')
Date: January 11, Friday
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum
Section: Asian Competition
Plot: A corrupt garments factory owner tries to escape on a ship that has passengers from all walks of life. As the ship gets stuck in the middle of the river, the people on board are forced to face each other, no matter which class they belong to.
Director: Noor Imran Mithu
Writers: Shahaduzzaman (story and screenplay) and NoorImran Mithu(screenplay)
Stars: Mosharraf Karim, Tauquir Ahmed, Samia Syed
Duration: 96 min
Country: Bangladesh
Language: Bengali
Srijit Mukherji is coming to Dhaka with 'Ek Je Chhilo Raja'
Date: January 13, Sunday
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Main Auditorium, National Museum
Section: Asian Competition
Plot: Mahendra Kumar Choudhuri, the middle prince of the Bhawal Estate (also known as Bikrampur Estate), was affected by syphilis and was taken to Darjeeling for treatment, along with his wife Chandrabati Devi, brother-in-law Satya, and a family doctor, Ashwini. He apparently died in Darjeeling and was cremated there as well. After 12 years, a sanyasi shows up at the estate, arousing people's curiosity and leading to rumours that he is the lost prince of the Bikrampur Estate.
Duration: 148 min
Director: Srijit Mukherji
Writer: Srijit Mukherji
Stars: Jishu Sengupta, Jaya Ahsan, Anirban Bhattacharya
