Under Construction (film) explained

Under Construction
Director:Rubaiyat Hossain
Cinematography:Martina Radwan
Runtime:88 minutes
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali

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.

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.[1]

Cast

Production

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

Release

Under Construction had its premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival on 6 June 2015.[2] [3]

It premiered in Bangladesh on 14 January 2016 at the Dhaka International Film Festival, where it was selected as the opening film and won the Best Audience Award.[4] It opened in cinemas in Bangladesh on 22 January and ran for 4 weeks.[5]

Released in France on 7 June 2017 running for 6 weeks. [6]

Festivals

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berniale.
  2. News: Under Construction - SIFF Guide . The Stranger . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518212749/https://www.thestranger.com/movies/22097262/under-construction . 18 May 2015.
  3. News: Under construction to open at SIFF . Dhaka Tribune . 2 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Yates . Steven . A Better Film Culture for a New Society: The 14th Dhaka International Film Festival, 2016 . Dhaka International Film Festival.
  5. News: Hossain . Rafi . Rubaiyat Hossain - Under Construction . The Daily Star . 20 February 2016 . en.
  6. News: 'Under Construction' released in France . The Independent. 9 June 2017 . en.
  7. Web site: Under Construction . Montreal Film Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914110633/http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/745-en_under-construction.html . 14 September 2015.
  8. Web site: Under Construction . Stockholm International Film Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20151116144630/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/festival/2015/film/under_construction . 16 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Under Construction . Festival del film Locarno . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807161118/http://www.pardolive.ch/pardo/program/film.html?fid=888700&eid=69 . 7 August 2016.
  10. Bangladesh to be country of focus at 51st International Film Festival of India . DD News . 11 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111143928/http://ddnews.gov.in/international/bangladesh-be-country-focus-51st-international-film-festival-india . 11 January 2021 . 16 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Prix du Jury international. Laurine. www.cinemas-asie.com.
  12. Web site: Under Construction . Asian CineVision . https://web.archive.org/web/20160628151532/https://www.aaiff.org/2016/films/under-construction/ . 28 June 2016.
  13. News: National Film Award winners announced. 6 April 2018. The Daily Star. 2018-05-30. en.

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