Singapore-based film marketing and distribution firm Continental Entertainment Pte. Ltd. (CEPL), which holds global distribution rights for Bangladeshi auteur Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “Saturday Aft…
The Bengali-and-English-language film takes its cue from the brutal terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka in 2016, which took place on a quiet Saturday afternoon and left more than 20 people dead. It had considerable festival play, winning awards at Fukuoka, Moscow and Vesoul.after a four year struggle with the Bangladesh Film Censor Board. However Bangladesh’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appears to have taken a U turn and the situation remains fluid.
“I am glad the film is finally going to be seen by a wider audience. The movie is very important for people in my country to see and I wished it would be released in Bangladesh first, but nevertheless I’m glad that it will be seen by people all over the world, starting with North America. I invite North American audiences to come and experience the film in theaters,” Farooki toldFarooki is Bangladesh’s best-known filmmaker internationally.
Sreyashii Sengupta, CEO, Southeast Asia, of CEPL, said: “A thought provoking, intense film, which is a dramatic narrative evoking varied emotions and conversation, we are happy we can bring Bangladesh’s most modernist director Farooki’s acclaimed ‘Saturday Afternoon’ finally to global audiences after four years of breathless wait.” , Palestine’s Eyad Hourani and India’s Parambrata Chatterjee .
Dhruv Sinha, head, overseas businesses, Reliance Entertainment, said: ” ‘Saturday Afternoon’ gives us an opportunity to work with a maverick filmmaker like Farooki and it also opens doors for films from Bangladesh to the world. We can assure you that the team at Reliance Entertainment will bring many such gems in future to the world audience.”
Sumit Chadha, associate VP, Reliance Entertainment Studios U.S. added: “I’m sure people here will like the movie as much as they have everywhere else.”Read More About:
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