Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical college, struggles to keep the harmony between work and family while playing all the complex roles of teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. One evening, she witnesses a student storming out of a professor’s office, crying. Deeply impacted by this event, Rehana’s life starts to spiral out of control. She gradually descends into obsession, seeking retribution, just as she receives a complaint from the school about her six-year-old daughter’s unusual behaviour. Rehana refuses to accept the madness of the patriarchal society she lives in and will put everything at stake in order to find justice for her student and her daughter.
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Festival Appearances
Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard 2021
Asia Pacific Screen Award 2021 – Jury Grand Prize, Award for Best Actress
BFI London Film Festival 2021
Busan International Film Festival 2021
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Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Abdullah Mohammad Saad is a Bangladeshi writer-director. His debut feature, Live from Dhaka (2016), won Best Director and Best Actor at the 27th Singapore International Film Festival in 2016, and went on to screen in festivals such as Rotterdam and Locarno.
Sun, 6 Nov | 5:45 pm | Main Audi
