Completed - BENGALI - Drama, Second film - 88 minutes
a woman's journey to reconstruct...
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Rubaiyat HOSSAIN Writer(s) : Rubaiyat HOSSAIN Cast : Shahana GOSWAMI, Mita RAHMAN, Rikita SHIMU, Rahul BOSE Producer(s) : Rubaiyat HOSSAIN (Khona Talkies), Ashique MOSTAFA (KHONA TALKIES)
Under Construction is about a middle class Muslim woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh. Theatre actress Roya suffers from her husband’s wish for children and traditional life. Not interested in motherhood, she decides to reconstruct a famous and politically minded play for modern times, reclaiming her identity, her freedom and her sexuality in the process.
Country(ies) : BANGLADESH
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Stockholm IFF 2015 Asian ImagesMontreal World Film Festival 2015 (Focus on World Cinema)Seattle IFF 2015 (The New Directors Showcase)Mostra - São Paulo IFF 2015 (New Directors Comepetition)IFF of Kerala 2015 (World Cinema)FICA, Vesoul 2016 (Prix du Jury International, Prix Emile Guimet, Mentions spéciales de la critique)Festival del Film Locarno 2016 (Open Doors )AAIFF 2016 (Best Emerging Director Award)Dhaka IFF 2016 (Best Audience Award)