Its the story of a stage actress in her thirties unhappy in marriage and also with the roles she is assigned to play in the theatre. Under construction is a 2015 bengali narrative feature film written and directed by rubaiyat hossain. Under construction by rubaiyat hossain bangladesh director. Under construction, the second movie in river city film clubs september film series hails from bangladesh and is being screened tomorrow at 4pm.
Under construction 2015, feature film meherjaan 2011, feature film interview rubaiyat hossain. Under construction is also challenging to masculine dominance in its portrayal of women, as hossain allows roya to embrace her freedom, showing intimate details of an affair that is allowed to have a much more positive impact on her life than is more often the case on film. Roya is a middleclass muslim woman that struggles to find herself in the sprawl of urban bangladesh. Her previous films, meherjaan and under construction, two absolutely different stories, portrayed different times and social states of women. Jul 07, 2015 rubaiyat hossain is a writer and director and one of a handful of female filmmakers from bangladesh. Under construction official trailer ppiff2015 youtube.
Book online tickets for hbff 2018 saturday combo 2 movies inc, hyderabad. It is indeed a great honour to see under construction, which is a bangladeshi film, being released in the movie theatres of eight cities of france at the same time, said director of the film rubaiyat hossain, adding that after france, the film might be released in movie theatres of other european countries. Scroll bangladeshi movie under construction reinterprets tagore for todays times director rubaiyat hossain relocates the play red oleanders to the readymade garment industry. I make my films with honesty rubaiyat hossain the daily. Apr 15, 2020 while talking in this regard its director rubaiyat hossain told this correspondent over mobile phone, it is indeed a great honour to see under construction, which is a bangladeshi film, being released in the movie theatres of eight cities of france at the same time. Under construction description under construction by bangladeshi filmmaker rubaiyat hossain is an emotionally charged portrait of theatre actress roya, a middleclass muslim woman, who struggles to establish her identity, indivi. The film was made in 2015 and its new york city premiere due on july 29th at the asian american international film festival aaiff the first and longest running film festival in the usa promoting the best of asian and asian american films. Made in bangladesh human rights watch film festival. She participated with the script for made in bangladesh at the coproduction platform locarno open doors hub in 2017, where she received the arte award.
Bangladeshi director rubaiyat hossain s under construction is a story about an aging stage actress search for identity after she is replaced by younger actor in a rabindranath tagore play. Seattle international film festival 2015, montreal world film festival 2015. The characters seem to live dreary onedimensional lives. Under construction is about a modern muslim woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban bangladesh, where theatreactress roya reconstructs rabindranath tagores play red. The movie pace was a little too slow for me, but still somehow got me engaged largely to its depiction of modernday bangladesh and its pressing social ills in the construction and garment industry a microcosm of bangladesh life. Under construction ar en bangladeshisk film fran 2015 regisserad och skriven av rubaiyat hossain. Pyramide films is handling worldwide sales on rubaiyat hossain s. Find movie and film cast and crew information for under construction 2016 rubaiyat hossain on allmovie. Rubaiyat hossain is a writer and director and one of a handful of female filmmakers from bangladesh. Her previous films, meherjaan and under construction. Director debesh chattopadyay weaves his narrative around the myriad trials and tribulations of the protagonists as they attempt to come to terms with new definitions of reality and identity in an era of neoglobaliz. Check out the list of all rubaiyat hossain movies along with photos, videos, biography and birthday. Rahul boses bangladeshi film to screen at montreal film fest. Under construction is a bengali movie released on 06 june, 2015.
Her second feature film, under construction, had its world premiere at the 2015 seattle international film festival. The filmmaker was born in dakha, bangladesh, and holds a masters degree in cinema studies from new york universitys tisch school of the arts. Rubaiyat hossain cast shahana goswami, mita rahman, rikita shimu, rahul bose. Under construction a bangladeshi film in nyc bangladesh. Her previous films, meherjaan and under construction, two absolutely. Movies like this deserve a lot of praise and support. A middleclass muslim woman in bangladesh tries to claim her subjectivity. Sep 11, 2019 made in bangladesh is rubaiyat hossain s third feature after meherjaan from 2011 and under contruction from 2015, both of which have won several awards worldwide. Awards under construction, arte award locarno open doors 2015.
Under construction revolves around the middleclassmuslim urban bangladeshi womans journey into claiming her subjectivity. Rubaiyat hossain born in bangladesh, she completed her b. Rubaiyat hossains 2nd feature film about a woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban bangladesh this renowned young film director was honoured by the musee guimet the guimet museum in paris for showcasing her film under construction. The movie is directed by rubaiyat hossain and featured shahana goswami and rahul bose as lead characters. Under construction premiered in france the new nation. Under construction is about a modern muslim woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban. Under construction is delicate, dynamic, in less than 90 minutes perfectly balances every branch of its tale, highlights the line between reality and unreality with never annoying quick stereotypes, always bound to their directors vision. Rubaiyat hossain is one of bangladeshs handful of female filmmakers, known for her critically acclaimed debut feature film meherjaan 2011 which faced political and cultural wrath in bangladesh for its anti war narrative, and its critic of masculine nationalism from a feminine point of view. Made in bangladesh drops official trailer dhaka tribune. Films like under construction inspires, motivates, and empowers women plus creates social revolution. Her 2015 under construction similarly won several awards worldwide and swept the board at vesoul. Women are agents of change interviewed by freja dam, danish film institute news, september 2019 i believe in a feminist intervention in cinema interview with rubaiyat hossain by sarah hurtes, eurimages, april 2018 made in bangladesh. Trailer under construction rubaiyat hossain youtube.
She is notable for the films meherjaan 2011, under construction 2015 and made in bangladesh 2019. Rubaiyat hossains film provides the portrait of a woman, whose life is still under. Official page of under construction2015 second feature film by rubaiyat hossain, produced by khona talkies. The interfedi award award for the respect of minorities and secularism torino iff. Oct 20, 2016 we rarely get films from bangladesh, much less directed by a woman, much less with a secular feminist sensibility. Book online tickets for hbff 2018 jumbo combo movies include. When she discovers that she will be replaced by a younger actor for the role of nandini a central character of rabindranath tagores political play red oleanders she battles to reconstruct the part, reclaiming her identity and sexuality in the process. She is notable for the films meherjaan 2011, under construction 2015 and. With shahana goswami, rahul bose, sohel mondol, mita rahman. The feature film recently received its world premiere at the 2019 toronto international film festival tiif, under the contemporary world cinema category last september. The film, which has won awards from festivals around the world, opened the recent dhaka international film festival. Under construction is about a modern muslim woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban bangladesh. The movie released in star cineplex and other theaters in dhaka on 22 january 2015 running for 4 weeks. Director rubaiyat hossain with director of photography.
Her second feature film, under construction, had its world premiere at the 2015 seattle. Seattles only movie times calendar, from the stranger. Jason schwartzman and director patrick brice talk about filming the. Internationally acclaimed filmmaker rubaiyat hossain captivated the audience with her works, which reflects social realism. Rubaiyat hossain under construction the daily star. Under construction ciff calgary international film festival. Jason schwartzman and director of the overnight on filming. Under construction is about a middle class muslim woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban bangladesh. Filmography made in bangladesh 2019, feature film under construction 2015, feature film meherjaan 2011, feature film interview rubaiyat hossain. Made in bangladesh, directed by internationally acclaimed bangladeshi filmmaker rubaiyat hossain, released its official trailer on friday.
Peter hyldhal beo films, pedro borges midas filmes, aadnan imtiaz ahmed cinema cocoon, rubaiyat hossain. Interviewed by freja dam, danish film institute news, september 2019 i believe in a feminist intervention in cinema interview with rubaiyat hossain by sarah hurtes, eurimages, april 2018. We rarely get films from bangladesh, much less directed by a woman, much less with a secular feminist sensibility. Under construction is a bangladeshi film directed by rubaiyat hossain. Under construction bangla film trailer 2 min youtube. Join facebook to connect with rubaiyat hossain and others you may know. Inspired by the works of satyajit ray, hossain pursued her interest in cinema and completed a diploma in film direction at new york film academy. Filmen hade europeisk premiar under stockholms filmfestival 2015. View the profiles of people named rubaiyat hossain. Bangladeshi movie under construction reinterprets tagore.