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Raihan Rafi’s ‘Damal’ to screen at DIFF today

Staff Correspondent
18 Jan 2023 00:08:59 | Update: 18 Jan 2023 00:08:59
Raihan Rafi’s ‘Damal’ to screen at DIFF today

The Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is going on in full swing. On the fifth day of the festival, Raihan Rafi’s acclaimed film ‘Damal’ is set to be screened at the Main Auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum. The film stars Siam Ahmed, Sariful Razz and Bidya Sinha Mim, in lead roles.

The film will be screened as a part of the Bangladesh Panorama segment. The screening will start at 7:00 pm. ‘Damal’ presents a fictional storyline inspired by the Swadhin Bangla football team. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and financial support for the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Apart from ‘Damal’ there will be movies that will be screened at the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib auditorium (main auditorium) and the Poet Sufia Kamal auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum, the National Art Gallery auditorium, the National Music and Dance of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Star Cineplex (Bashundhara City), and Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (Dhanmondi).

The Film festival kicked-off on January 14, with a plan to screen 252 films from 71 countries over the course of the event.

Here is a list of some of the movies that will be screened today:

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery Auditorium (5th floor):

  • Batsoy by Ronald Espinosa Batallones - 10:30 AM
  • Among Us Women by Sarah Noa Bozenhardt -1:00 PM
  • Sthalam (The Land) by Dr. BijuKumar Damodadaran - 3:00 PM
  • Rong Tulite Muktijuddho by Nasrin Islam - 5:00 PM
  • Pax Avant (Europe’s Oldest Oath) by Domingo Moreno - 7:00 PM

Bangladesh National Museum, Main Auditorium:

  • Anur (Eyes on the Sunshine) by Monjul Baruah - 10:30 AM
  • The Baseball Player by Carlo Obispo - 1:00 PM
  • Hereafter bygone by M. Safeer- 3:00 PM
  • Gurugeethaya (Let Me Fly) by Upali Gamlath -5: 00 PM
  • Damal by Raihan Rafi|- 7:00 PM

National Museum- Sufia Kamal Auditorium Shahbagh:

  • Mahatma Haffkine by Galina Evtushenko, Anna Evtushenko -10:30 AM
  • Tarlan by Julia Zaharova - 1:00 PM
  • Pandemonium by Arunav Das - 3:00 PM
  • Dhusharjatra (Dusky Voyage) by Mashud Sumon - 5:00 PM
  • Avaz e Baad (Song of the Wind) by Soudabeh Beizaee - 7:00 PM

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery Auditorium:

  • Walker by Joel Lamangan - 10:30 AM
  • Mamma Makhmal by Amir Hossein Khalilzadeh - 1:00 PM
  • Manikbabur Megh (The Cloud & The Man) by Abhinandan Banerjee - 3:00 PM
  • Shuvro Moyukh (The light of Innocence)by Muhammad Abu Razin - 5:00 PM
  • Kakababur Protyaborton (The Return of Kakababu) by Srijit Mukherji - 7:00 PM

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Auditorium of National Music and Dance:

  • Arezo-ye Ziba (Ziba’s Wish) by Ali Ghavitan - 10:30 AM
  • Cazadora (The Hunteress) by Martín Duplaquet- 1:00 PM
  • Solouk (Wind of Change) by Abbas Rafei-3:00 PM
  • Attik (The Relationship of Soul) by Joy Dutta -5:00 PM
  • Así Mismo (Your Way, My Way) - Sharon Kleinberg - 7:00 PM

Alliance Francaise de Dhaka:

  • The Baseball Player by Carlo Obispo - 9:30 AM
  • The Only Reason by Batzaya Gandush - 11:00 AM
  • Nakodo-Matchmakers (Marriage Counselor) by Naoki Maeda - 2:00 PM
  • Bedoone Gharare Ghabli (No Prior Appointment) by Behrooz Shoaibi - 4:00 PM
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