| Rabeya | |
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| রাবেয়া | |
| Directed by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Written by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Story by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Based on | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Produced by | Kino-Eye Films |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anwar Hossain |
| Edited by | Mahadeb Shi |
| Music by | Syed Shabab Ali Arzoo |
Production company | Kino-Eye Films |
| Distributed by | Kino-Eye Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 mins |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Rabeya (Bengali: রাবেয়া), also known by its English title, The Sister, is a 2008 Bangladeshi Bengali-language war film written and directed by Tanvir Mokammel, with permit from the Government of Bangladesh. The film is set during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and stars Aly Zaker, Bonna Mirza,[1] Jyotika Jyoti, and Tauquir Ahmed in lead roles. According to Mokammel, Rabeya is a "deconstruction" of the Sophocles play, Antigone, and was premiered on December 6, 2008.[2]
The film was shot in Khulna and Bagerhat, and was screened at the Singapore International Film Festival and in Copenhagen.[3] It was also broadcast on television in ATN Bangla on December 13, 2008.[4]
- ^ Rahman, Masudur (12 December 2019). "একজন 'রাবেয়া'র কথা..." Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "A deconstruction of Antigone, set in 1971". The Daily Star. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ ""Rabeya" to make its international festival debut in Singapore". The Daily Star. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Feature film Rabeya on ATN Bangla today". The Daily Star. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2021.