For the first time this has happened two Bangladeshi films headed to the Oscars, the most prestigious film festival in the world. Every year a selected film from Bangladesh is sent to the Oscars, but this time there are two movies!
Gazi Rakayet directorial film titled ‘Gor’ (‘The Grave’), the first English feature film of Bangladesh is set to compete in the general category of the 94th Academy Awards. This is the first Bangladeshi film to be competing in this category. Earlier, Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad's second directorial film titled ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ was submitted for the Best International Feature Film category of the Oscars.
The government-funded film ‘Gor’ (‘The Grave’), the director of the film Gazi Rakayet has written its story, dialogues, and screenplay. The film was released in both Bangla and English on two US-based digital platforms. Rakayet himself portrays the lead role in the film ‘Gor’ (‘The Grave’).
The film also stars Dilara Zaman , Dipanwita, Moushumi Hamid, Sushoma Sarkar, and Shamima Tusty among others with guest appearances from SM Mohsin and Mamunur Rashid.
Regarding this context, Gazi Rakayet said, “This is very good news for Bangladesh. However, we have not yet reached the Oscars. Our movies have just been submitted. They will shortlist soon. This is as true for me as it is for the film ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’. However, it is true that if it is final, 'Rehana Maryam Noor' will fight in one category and ‘Gor’ (‘The Grave’) will get a chance to compete in all other categories and it has to be released in certain theaters in Hollywood to submit to the general category.”
Earlier, ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ was selected for the 74th Cannes Film Festival as the first Bangladeshi and the only South Asian film at the “Un Certain Regard” section. After Cannes, ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ was invited to Melbourne, Busan and London Film Festivals.
The film’s premise revolves around a private medical college teacher, Rehana, who singe-handedly wages a fight for justice on behalf of her 6-year-old daughter and one of her college students.
