Made in Bangladesh (2019 film)

Made in Bangladesh
Film poster
Bengaliশিমু / Shimu
Directed byRubaiyat Hossain
Written by
  • Rubaiyat Hossain
  • Philippe Barrière
Produced by
  • François D'artemare
  • Ashique Mostafa
  • Peter Hyldahl
  • Pedro Borges
  • Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed
  • Rubaiyat Hossain
StarringRikita Nandini Shimu
CinematographySabine Lancelin
Edited by
  • Raphaëlle Martin-Hölger
  • Sujan Mahmud
Music byTin Soheili
Production
companies
  • Les Films de l'Après-Midi
  • Khona Talkies
  • Beofilm
  • Midas Films
  • Cinema Cocoon
Distributed byPyramide Films (France)
Release date
  • 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) (TIFF)
Countries
  • Bangladesh
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Portugal
LanguageBengali
Box office$72,884[1]

Made in Bangladesh (also known in Bengali as Shimu Bengali: শিমু;) is a 2019 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Rubaiyat Hossain.[2] It premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] following the participation at BFI London Film Festival,[4] Locarno Film Festival[5] and other major festivals. Distributed by Pyramide Films, the film was widely released in France on 4 December 2019 and running for several months following the theatrical release worldwide including USA, Canada, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, China, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Turkey, Bangladesh and Japan.[6]

Made in Bangladesh (Shimu) received National Film Award in four categories including Best Director and Best Lead Actress

  1. ^ "Made in Bangladesh (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Factory Drama Made in Bangladesh Picked Up by Pyramide". Variety. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Made in Bangladesh". TIFF.
  4. ^ "BFI London Film Festival". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Locarno 2020".
  6. ^ Raihan, Siam (14 December 2019). "Made in Bangladesh hits theatres across Europe". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 February 2020.