Abu Shahed Emon's Jalal's Story was released in local theatres, in September last year, and consecutively ran for 11 weeks in some of them. The film, which represented Bangladesh for the best Foreign Language Film category in Oscar 2015, garnered attention of both critiques and audiences alike.
Premièred at the Busan Film Festival in 2014, the film has been screened in more than 30 international film festivals. In this continuation, the film has been selected to be screened in four additional international film festivals this September while three of them are featuring the film in the competition section.
Jalal's Story is taking part in the main competition section of the XII Kazan International Festival of Muslim cinema which is to run from September 5 to 11 at Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The film secured its position in the competition section with nine other films where more than 700 films from 50 countries applied to compete. Started in 2005, the international film festival is taking place at the Republic of Tatarstan and is being organised by the country's Ministry of Culture.
The 15th Pyongyang International Film Festival in North Korea will see Jalal's Story in the festival's competition section which is set to run from September 15 to 23. The film will also participate in the competition's second edition, Jaffna International Cinema Festival in Sri Lanka from September 23 to 27.
The film will also be screened at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The All Lights India International Film Festival will feature Jalal's Story along with some other films from the Foreign Language category of Oscar 2016. The festival will run from September 23 to 27.
Starring the likes of Mosharraf Karim, Moushumi Hamid, Touqir Ahmed and Shormi Mala, the full-length feature film showcases a rootless boy who struggles to become a man of proper standing in society.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
