• Rehana Maryam Noor

    Directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad
    Bangladesh | 107 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Rehana Maryam Noor

    Directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad
    Bangladesh | 107 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Rehana Maryam Noor

    Directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad
    Bangladesh | 107 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Rehana Maryam Noor

    Directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad
    Bangladesh | 107 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

In this thrilling psychological drama, an assistant medical professor becomes embroiled in a scandal after witnessing an incident between a colleague and one of her students. With her reputation and career on the line, she is forced to make one impossible decision after another.

In competition for the FIPRESCI Prize.

film synopsis

Rehana (Azmeri Haque Badhon) is an assistant medical professor with a steely resolve to always do what’s right. Her hectic daily routine revolves around raising her unruly young daughter, fending off sexist microaggressions at work and being a fair role model to her pupils. But when she witnesses an incident of sexual assault between a colleague and one of her students, Rehana decides to take action, embroiling herself in a scandal that could cost her job. With her reputation and future on the line, Rehana is forced to make one impossible decision after another, caught between standing against a series of gross injustices or becoming a pariah. Writer-director Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s electrifying morality tale was the first Bangladeshi film to play in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and is now the country’s contender for the International Oscar®. As Rehana, newcomer Badhon gives a spellbinding, star-making performance as an altruistic woman pushed to the brink.

film details

Director: Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Producers: Jeremy Chua, Rajib Mohajan, Sydul Haque Khandaker, Ehsanul Haque Babu, Ali Afjal Uzzal, Adnan Habib, Tuhin Tamijul
Screenwriter: Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Cinematographers: Tuhin Tamijul
Editor: Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Cast: Azmeri Haque Badhon, Farzana Bithi, Afia Jahin Jaima
Country: Bangladesh
Language: In Bangla with English subtitles.
Year: 2021
Running Time: 107 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Director Filmography: Live from Dhaka (2016)
Primary Company: Grasshopper Film

Film Festival 2022