Shyamol Chaya


1h 50m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Revolves around the sufferings of the war-ravaged people of Bangladesh in 1971. Pitambar, his blind father and grandmother, Karim with his daughter-in-law Ratri, Fuli with her mother, Mowlana Munshi Muslem and his wife Begum, Gourango with his mother and wife are the passengers on board. The boatmen

Film Details

Also Known As
Green Shade, The, Shyamol Chhaya
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
2005

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

Revolves around the sufferings of the war-ravaged people of Bangladesh in 1971. Pitambar, his blind father and grandmother, Karim with his daughter-in-law Ratri, Fuli with her mother, Mowlana Munshi Muslem and his wife Begum, Gourango with his mother and wife are the passengers on board. The boatmen are taking them to safety, far away from the fierce clutches of war. All the people on board are devastated by the horrors of war and things just seem to further unravel at the seams.

Film Details

Also Known As
Green Shade, The, Shyamol Chhaya
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
2005

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Bangladesh's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2005).

Based on the novel "The Green Shade" written by Humayun Ahmed.

color

dialogue Bangali and English