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Glow of the Firefly

2014 · 154 min

A gentle, earnest domestic drama that asks you to sit with a couple's difficult choice and feel the pull between duty and love.

Directed by
Khalid Mahmood Mithu
Genres
Family, Drama, Romance
Starring
Mamnun Hasan Emon, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Kalyan Corraya
Overview
An aspiring social worker is torn between adopting a child and being a spouse.

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Directed by
Khalid Mahmood Mithu
Genres
Family, Drama, Romance
Starring
Mamnun Hasan Emon, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Kalyan Corraya
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • love
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    family, drama, romance
    Directed by
    Khalid Mahmood Mithu
    Written by
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    Starring
    Mamnun Hasan Emon, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Kalyan Corraya, Tariq Anam Khan, Parveen Sultana Diti, Mita Chowdhury, Masud Ali Khan, Gazi Rakayet
    Music
    Biplab Barua
    Cinematography
    Khalid Mahmood Mithu
    Runtime
    154 min
    Country
    Bangladesh
    Languages
    Bengali

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