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Director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s debut feature film ‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ (The Salt in Our Waters), which was screened at the UN Climate Change Conference better known as COP26 this year, is released in theatres today.
The film will be screened in all four branches of Star Cineplex, Shyamoli Cinema and Blockbuster Cinemas in Dhaka. The film also can be enjoyed at Cinemascope in Narayanganj, Siverscreen and Sugandha Cinema in Chattogram and Madhuban in Bogura.
‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ was premiered in Star Cineplex, SKS Tower branch in Mohakhali on Thursday.
Director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit was very emotional on the premier night as his 7-year long journey in the form of ‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ has finally come to an end and is now open for the audience all over the country.
“Film is an integral part of me and I have grown with it. This film has been highly acclaimed in different parts of the world including COP26. We have recently completed 3 sessions of coastal screening in Patuakhali. All of those were successful events,” he said.
“The film is made on the life of the fishing community and they were the first ones to watch it in the country. They were as emotional to see the story of their lives unfold on screen as I was. I sincerely hope the movie lovers of Bangladesh appreciate my first feature film. They will come to theatres and watch it,” he added.
The film is based on the lives of a group of fishermen in the country’s coastal area and their struggles to survive amid various adversities.
‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ is starring Fazlur Rahman Babu, Tasnova Tamanna, Mrittika Maya, Shatabdi Wadud and Titash Zia, among others.
‘Nonajoler Kabbo’, which was also screened at the UN COY16 (UN Climate Change Conference of Youth) in Glasgow on October 29, had a special screening for the fishing community in Patuakhali on November 22.
On November 8, the film was screened in IMAX Theatre in Glasgow during the COP26. It also earned praise in various film festivals in London, Busan, Sao Paolo, Seattle and Singapore and bagged the NETPAC Award at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival.
The film was shot during the 2018 monsoon in the village of Gangamatir Char in Patuakhali.
The background score was composed by music director Arnob. The film is sponsored by Fresh and distributed by Star Cineplex.
