Nirontor
Directed byAbu Sayeed
Written byHumayun Ahmed
Produced byImpress Telefilm Limited
Starring
CinematographyMazibul Huq Bhuiyan
Edited byJunaid Halim
Music byS I Tutul
Release date
2006
Running time
95 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Nirontor (in English as Forever Flows) is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed.[1] It stars Dolly Johur, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Litu Anam and Shilpi Sarkar Apu.[2] It was Bangladesh's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]

Plot

Nirontor (Forever Flows) portrays the struggle of Thithi, a young girl who comes from a lower-middle-class family. Tithi takes up the job of a call girl to support her family. In time, the economic condition of the family changes, but slowly Tithi becomes very much aloof and indifferent to everything. She takes refuge in solitude.

Director Abu Sayeed receiving Silver Peacock (Special Jury Award) for the film at IFFI (2006)

Cast

Award

  • Special Jury Award, International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2006
  • Best Film, International Film Festival Kerala, 2006
  • Best Film by FIPRESCI, International Film Festival of Kerala, 2006
  • Bangladesh Submission for OSCAR, 2006

Festival participations

  • Official selection, Rotterdam International film Festival
  • Official selection, Palm Spring International Film Festival
  • Official selection, Kolkata International Film Festival
  • Official selection, Bangalore international film festival
  • Official selection, Pune International Film Festival

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Abu Sayeed film's screening at Public Library today, tomorrow". The Independent. Dhaka.
  2. ↑ Rothman, Roth. "VR's first stop won't be at home". Variety.
  3. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (2006-10-19). "Oscar race counts 61 countries". Variety. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Foreign language Oscar nominees announced". The New Zealand Herald. 2007-01-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
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