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Saturday Afternoon

A Window on Asian Cinema

Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · Suspense/Mystery · War · Horror/Gore

  • CountryBangladesh,Germany
  • Production Year2019
  • Running Time86min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
The director Mostofa Sarwar FAROOKI, has been exploring social justice and fairness through his films including Television, the closing film at Busan International Film Festival in 2012. His seventh feature is filmed in one shot without editing, depicting a terrorist incident on a calm weekend. On a nice Saturday afternoon during Ramadan, citizens enjoy sleepy day time. Suddenly, a group of terrorists takes over a cafe in the city holding hostages of employees and customers. The police soon surround the building and demand negotiation and surrenders, the terrorists fortify the cafe with gas cylinders continuing their unfair tribunal. Foreigners, the disabled, women, businessmen, artists, non-Muslims, and even Muslims with different sect are subject to brutal hostility. The media streaming live news to attract more viewers doesn’t care for the safety of the hostages. Each time a hostage is executed one by one, the nightmare of violence is amplified. (PARK Sungho)
Director
Director
Mostofa Sarwar FAROOKI
Mostofa Sarwar FAROOKI was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and has quickly become the vanguard of the Bangladeshi cinema new wave. He is a producer and also founded the young filmmakers’ collective Chabial. His films include Third Person Singular (2009), Television (2012) and Ant Story (2013). His fourth feature Television (2012) was the closing film of the Busan International Film Festival.
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  • Director
    Mostofa Sarwar FAROOKI
  • CastJAHID HASSAN
    PARAMBRATA CHATTERJEE
    NUSRAT IMROSE TISHA
    EYAD HOURANI
  • Production CompanyCHABIAL
    JAAZ MULTIMEDIA
    Tandem Production
    chabialfilms@gmail.com
    azizmoho@yahoo.com
    akatchko@gmail.com
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