Durbeen
Durbeen (Bengali: দূরবীন; The Prevision) is a 2009 Bangladeshi film directed by Zafor Firoze. It is the first digital children film released in Bangladesh.
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| Directed by | Zafor Firoze |
| Produced by | Onupom |
| Written by | Zafor Firoze |
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| Music by | Aktarul Haq, Parvez Juel |
| Cinematography | Hira Azad |
| Edited by | Shamsul Alam |
| Distributed by | Bangladesh Digital Film Society |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
Labib a school boy is a believer of equality. He loves all the living beings. Labib's mother died years ago. He has school friends. Although he is a good student, he couldn't concentrate on study because of his missing mother. One day he gets a new class teacher in school. The teacher inspires him to learn through interesting teaching process. They become good friends. Labib's father makes a sudden decision to send him abroad for better education, but Labibe can not accept it as this would imply leaving his friends and his new teacher. Labib becomes physically and mentally sick. After some days his father changes his mind, allowing Labib to stay.
Release
The film was released on 29 October 2009. Many notable persons attended the premier show at Star Cineplex. Barrister Shafique Ahmed, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliament; Abul Kalam Azad, Minister for Information and Culture; Sharmin Chowdhury, State Minister for Women and Children; Artist Mustafa Manwar, Chairman of Bangladesh Shishu Academy; Mohammad Asafuddoula, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Bangladesh Digital Film Society; Sultan Mahmud, Country Director of Save the Children Australia; Film star Ilias Kanchan were among them. Many children organisations including UNICEF, Save the Children praised Durbeen as a successful film. The film was shown in many district towns in Bangladesh.
References
- Film Durbeen; The Daily Ittefaq
- বাংলাদেশের প্রথম শিশুতোষ ডিজিটাল পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ চলচ্চিত্র দূরবীন [Bangladesh's first child digital full-length movie Durbeen]. RTNN. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- "জেলা শহরে দূরবীন" [Durbeen in district towns]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- "ছাড়পত্র পেল দূরবীন" [Durbeen gets clearance]. Amar Desh (in Bengali). 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010.
- "'দূরবীন' চলচ্চিত্রের উদ্বোধনী প্রদর্শনী" [Premier of film Durbeen]. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
- "দূরবীনের ওয়ার্ল্ড প্রিমিয়ার" [World premier of Durbeen]. Dainik Janakantha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.