The 94-minute-run film will begin its global festival journey with a world premiere on December 2.
The film vignettes the anguish and struggle experienced by a partially handicapped individual named Sazzad, portrayed by Mostafa Monwar, in leading his life in Dhaka and his yearning to move elsewhere for a better life.
“I have been living in Dhaka for over a decade. And I have kind of a love-and-hate relationship with this city. Probably that feeling compelled me to conceive this character who can’t take this city anymore and wants to migrate in search of a better life,” Saad told Variety.com.
The micro-budget film is produced by Khelna Chobi and stars Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury, Mir Mosharrof Hossen and Shimul Joy.
Saad began his journey as a director by making a number of short films before entering into directing television commercials. He is the latest entrant in the new wave of filmmakers from Bangladesh who are now featuring increasingly regularly at international film festivals.
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