Chitra Nodir Pare

A quiet, sorrowful look at a family clinging to home as history shifts around them, patient and heartfelt.

Directed by

Tanvir Mokammel

Genres

Drama

Starring

Momtazuddin Ahmed, Afsana Mimi, Tauquir Ahmed

Tagline

Quiet Flows the River Chitra

Overview

After the partition of India in 1947, Shashikanta's family, like millions of other Hindu families of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), faced the dilemma of whether to migrate from the land in which they have been living for centuries. But Shashikanta Sengupta, an eccentric lawyer, stubbornly refuses to leave his motherland. Widower Shashikanta has two children, Minoti and Bidyut. Anuprava Devi is an affectionate old aunt who lives with the family. The family has a house in Narail, a small provincial town on the bank of the Chitra river. Some Muslim neighbors eye Shashaikanta's house. But the family refuse to migrate. Shashikanta's children Minoti and Bidyut are friends with the neighboring Muslim children- Badal, Salma and Nazma. Minoti and Badal become more than friends. The children grow up.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Identity, family, isolation, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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