Playful and charming debut about Phaim (22 years old) from the multicultural district of Torpignattara in Rome. When Phaim falls madly in love with the liberated Asia, he panics. According to his traditional parents, he must marry a Bengali woman, and according to Islam, sex before marriage is a sin. This is a clash of cultures which is everyday reality for many second-generation immigrants.

Phaim Bhuiyan based Bangla on his own life, playing the lead in a fictionalised version of himself. Comparisons with the recent cinema hit The Big Sick are easy to make and Bangla also proves that the tried and tested romcom formula lends itself perfectly to serious themes. In their own city, Phaim and his friends, who did not acquire Italian nationality until they were 18, are regarded as foreigners and they struggle with their parents' expectations. An honest comedy about integration and identity.

Director
Phaim Bhuiyan
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Italy
Year
2019
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
87'
Medium
DCP
Languages
Italian, Bengali
Producers
Domenico Procacci, Annamaria Morelli
Production Companies
Fandango, TimVision Production
Sales
Fandango
Screenplay
Phaim Bhuiyan, Vanessa Picciarelli
Cinematography
Simone D'Onofrio
Editor
Roberto Di Tanna
Music
Dario Lanzellotti
Cast
Phaim Bhuiyan, Simone Liberati, Pietro Sermonti, Carlotta Antonelli, Shaila Mohiuddin, Nasima Akhter, Rishad Noorani
Director
Phaim Bhuiyan
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Italy
Year
2019
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
87'
Medium
DCP
Languages
Italian, Bengali
Producers
Domenico Procacci, Annamaria Morelli
Production Companies
Fandango, TimVision Production
Sales
Fandango
Screenplay
Phaim Bhuiyan, Vanessa Picciarelli
Cinematography
Simone D'Onofrio
Editor
Roberto Di Tanna
Music
Dario Lanzellotti
Cast
Phaim Bhuiyan, Simone Liberati, Pietro Sermonti, Carlotta Antonelli, Shaila Mohiuddin, Nasima Akhter, Rishad Noorani