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Etotuku Asha

1968 · 120 min

A slow, heartfelt family drama that weighs poverty and sacrifice, leaving a lingering sadness.

Directed by
Narayan Ghosh Mita
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Abdur Razzak, Anwar Hossain, Rosy Afsary
Overview
Alam (Anowar Hussain), a young man from a rural background, is forced to leave his family just after the marriage when his wife Luchi (Rosy Samad) feels uncomfortable at his poor home. This makes his father go for earning even at the old age, his lame brother is forced to sell newspapers on the streets, and eventually his younger sister (Sujata) is forced to marry a mentally-challenged person, sacrificing her true love for Kabir (Abdur Razzak), who is again Alam's brother-in-law, to cover up the loan once taken by his father from a village landlord.

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Directed by
Narayan Ghosh Mita
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Abdur Razzak, Anwar Hossain, Rosy Afsary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Directed by
Narayan Ghosh Mita
Written by
Ismail Mohammad
Starring
Abdur Razzak, Anwar Hossain, Rosy Afsary, Sujata
Runtime
120 min
Country
Bangladesh
Languages
Bengali

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