It has been a rapid escalation on to the world stage for Abdullah Mohammad Saad, one of the brightest young filmmakers from Bangladesh, with his sophomore effort “Rehana” selected in th…
Saad debuted with the searing “Live From Dhaka” , a portrayal of a man increasingly desperate to get out of Bangladesh’s capital city, which won top prizes at the Singapore International Film Festival and played at Rotterdam and Locarno. Like that film, “Rehana” also takes a close look at contemporary Bangladeshi society, warts and all.
“I don’t know if I am actively trying to portray my society. I am very character-driven, so when I tried to examine Sazzad and Rehana as deeper as I could, social context became obviously one of the most important aspects,” Saad told“I cannot say for sure where my interests in these themes and narratives originated — perhaps it is because I have always felt a deep connection to complex people who are often judged for the difficult choices they made in their lives,” added Saad.
The resulting film is at Cannes, which Saad described as a “great inspiration.” He is at the vanguard of a burgeoning independent cinema movement in Bangladesh, which is consistently punching above its weight.
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