In recent years, Bangladeshi films have regularly made it to the main competition of one of the world's leading film festivals, the Moscow International Film Festival. Bangladesh is going to be represented in the upcoming 47th edition with 'Mastul' by director Mohammad Nuruzzaman.
Earlier, Juboraj Shamim 's 'Adim' in the 44th edition, Nurul Alam Atique 's ‘Peyarar Subash ' in the 45th edition, and Asif Islam's 'Nirvana' in the 46th edition were selected and screened at the festival. Even before that, Farooqui's 'Dub' and 'Saturday Afternoon' and Indranil Roychowdhury's 'Mayar Jonjal' starring Aupi Karim are notable. Among them, 'Adim' won in two categories and 'Nirvana' won in one category.
This year, the film festival will be held in Moscow from April 17. The curtain of this 8-day festival will come down on April 24. In addition to Bangladesh's 'Mastul', the festival will feature a total of 11 films from different countries including Russia, Korea, Spain, Argentina, Germany, and Turkey.
On Wednesday, April 2, the festival authorities announced the details of the films in various categories of the festival, including the main competition section. Later, the details of the festival were also presented on the official website.
Director Nuruzzaman is excited that 'Mastul' has made it to the main competition section at this prestigious festival. Expressing his joy, the producer said that the festival authorities had already confirmed the nomination of 'Mastul' in Moscow via e-mail. Since the festival authorities announced the names of the nominated films in all categories, including the main competition, at a press conference, it feels good to share this happy news of 'Mastul' with everyone.
The festival authorities have already invited Team Mastul. The producer said that he plans to go to Moscow in mid-April to attend the festival. The film's poster was shared by the filmmaker on the day of ‘Mastul’ being nominated in Moscow. The poster was created by talented artist Dhrubo Esh.
‘Mastul’ has already been cleared to be released in the country. On March 24, ‘Mastul’ received a clearance certificate from the Bangladesh Film Certification Board without any cuts. ‘Mastul’ is suitable for viewers of all ages.
In a press release, Nuruzzaman said about the background of the movie, “I was born and raised in Narayanganj. Since childhood, I have been watching the sailors of the river port area. The relationship between these people floating on the water and the ship and their diverse lives have always attracted me. ‘Mastul’ gave me the opportunity to capture that life story in the camera frame.”
Regarding the release of ‘Mastul’ in the country, Mohammad Nuruzzaman said, “We completed all the work on ‘Mastul’ last year. The sound work of this movie was done outside the country. After screening in Moscow, there is a plan to release the movie in the country at a convenient time.”
Actor Fazlur Rahman Babu is playing the role of the ship's cook in 'Mastul'. Other important roles in the movie are played by Deepak Suman, Aminur Rahman Mukul, and child artist Arif.
Produced under the banner of 'Cinemaker', the casting director of this movie is Juboraj Shamim and Mohammad Arifuzzaman was in charge of the cinematography. In addition to directing and producing, the director himself has written the story and screenplay, edited and designed the sound. The movie is being promoted and digitally distributed by Tong Ghor Talkies.
