Under Construction (film)

Under Construction (Bengali: আন্ডার কন্সট্রাকশন; and French title as Les Lauriers-roses rouges) is a 2015 Bengali narrative feature film written and directed by Rubaiyat Hossain. It was screened at 51st International Film Festival of India in January 2021 in Country in focus section.[1]

Under Construction
Poster of film
Directed byRubaiyat Hossain
Produced by
Written byRubaiyat Hossain
Starring
CinematographyMartina Radwan
Distributed by
  • Khona Talkies (Bangladesh)
  • contre-courant (France)
Release date
  • 22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Plot

Struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh, Muslim theater actress Roya suffers from her husband's wish for children and traditional life. Not interested in motherhood, she decides to reconstruct a famous and politically minded play for modern times, reclaiming her identity, her freedom and her sexuality in the process.[2]

Cast

Production

This film is produced by a Bangladeshi Film Production Company Khona Talkies.

Release

The movie released in Star Cineplex and other theaters in Dhaka on 22 January 2015 running for 4 weeks.
Released in France on 7 June 2017 running for 6 weeks.

Festivals

Awards
  • Prix du Jury International, FICA Vesoul[6]
  • Mentions spéciales de la critique, FICA Vesoul[6]
  • Prix Emile Guimet, FICA Vesoul[6] (awarded by Guimet Museum in Paris)
  • Best Emerging Director Award, NY AAIFF[7]
  • Best Audience Award, Dhaka IFF
  • Bangladesh National Film Awards 2016[8]
    • Best Dialogue
    • Best Make-up

References
  1. Tushar Jadhav (11 January 2021). "Bangladesh to be country of focus at 51st International Film Festival of India". DD News: GOI. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. "Berniale".
  3. "movie-Under Construction". www.ffm-montreal.org.
  4. "Under Construction". Stockholm International Film Festival.
  5. "Under Construction". www.pardolive.ch.
  6. Laurine. "Prix du Jury international". www.cinemas-asie.com.
  7. "Under Construction". Asian CineVision.
  8. "National Film Award winners announced". The Daily Star. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-30.


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