A puzzling story about a poor man and his wife unexpectedly finding some money. Caught in a nightmarish moral dilemma about what approach to take, whether to return the money or just keep quiet, dreaming at the same time about the numerous possibilities of what to buy with this money, the couple become more and more alienated from each other.
The film takes a critical look at contemporary Bangladeshi rural society in a rather humorous way, pointing out the ridiculousness of the traditional male and female role patterns, as well as the stereotypes attached to belonging to a certain social level as the rural ointment craftsman is challenged and already changing his behaviour now that there seems to be an opportunity to move up in society.
This very minimalist story, with a limited range of action and dialogue, very gradually builds up the suspense. The dramatic events take place mostly during the night, with the light and camera movements bringing a special flavour to this psychological drama, creating a haunting sense of danger in the solitude and darkness of the village where nobody trusts anybody. The manner of expression of the main characters is quite different from performances in the average local film and together with Nirontor, another Bangladeshi film being screened this year in Rotterdam, they open a new page in the Bangladeshi art of cinema acting. (RS)
- Director
- Golam Rabbany Biplob
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Bangladesh
- Year
- 2007
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 90'
- Medium
- 35mm
- Original title
- Shop no Danay
- Language
- Bengali
- Producers
- Faridur Reza Sagor, Ebne Hasan Khan
- Production Company
- Impress Telefilm Ltd.
- Sales
- MDC International GmbH
- Screenplay
- Golam Rabbany Biplob, Anisul Huque
- Cinematography
- Mahfooz Ur Rahman Khan
- Editor
- Junaid Halim
- Production Design
- Shahid Ahmed Mitu
- Sound Design
- Anup Mukharzee
- Music
- Bappa Mozumder
- Cast
- Mahmuduzzaman Babu, Rokeya Prachi