MADE IN BANGLADESH
FRANCE, BANGLADESH, DENMARK, PORTUGAL - 2019 - 95MIN - COLOR - 1.85 - 5.1
A FILM BY RUBAIYAT HOSSAIN
FEATURING: RIKITA SHIMU, NOVERA RAHMAN, PARVIN PARU, DEEPANITA MARTIN
Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way.
“Neither hopeless nor sugar-coated, Rubaiyat Hossain’s Made in Bangladesh is a compelling drama about the difficulties of attaining justice. Made in Bangladesh is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19.” - Seventh Row
4 STARS! - Kino Culture Montreal