Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad's Cannes-selected feature "Rehana Maryam Noor” earned the honour of being selected as the opening film for the 26th International Film Festival of Kerala.
The festival is regarded as one of the finest and leading cultural events in India.
“The film is a microcosmic exploration of Bangladeshi society, through the eyes of Rehana, a single mother & an assistant professor at a medical college whose life changes when she witnesses an incident involving her student, as she resists the strictures of the patriarchal society that she lives in to seek justice & retribution,” reads the festival website.
The screening at IFFK marks the Indian premiere of the critically acclaimed film. According to reports, Azmeri Haque Badhon will be present at the festival.
Earlier, the film was selected for the 74th Cannes Film Festival as the first Bangladeshi and the only South Asian film in the “Un Certain Regard” section.
“Rehana Maryam Noor” was submitted to the Bangladesh Film Censor Board on September 12, 2021, and opened in local theatres on November 12, 2021.
After Cannes, the film was invited to Melbourne, Busan and London Film Festivals.