| Jibondhuli | |
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| জীবনঢুলী | |
| Directed by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Written by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Screenplay by | Tanvir Mokammel |
| Based on | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Produced by | Kino-Eye Films |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mahfuzur Rahman Khan |
| Edited by | Mahadeb Shi |
Production company | Kino-Eye Films |
| Distributed by | Kino-Eye Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 mins |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Jibondhuli (Bengali: জীবনঢুলী), also known as The Drummer, is a 2014 Bangladeshi Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Tanvir Mokammel, produced under Kino-Eye Films. The film is based on the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, circulating around a lower caste Hindu dhak player. The film was set to be released in December 2013,[2] but eventually premiered in Dhaka on February 14, 2014. Jibondhuli was also premiered at the National Art Gallery of the Shilpakala Academy on October 20, 2017, along with Pich Dhala Path and Monpura.[3]
The film was shot in various locations, including Pubail in Gazipur, and also in Khulna's Chuknagar, where the Chuknagar massacre was depicted.[4]
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- ^ "Jibondhuli set for release". The Daily Star. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Three notable films to be screened today". The Independent. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Pallab Bhattacharya (15 November 2012). "Tanvir Mokammel's Jibondhuli off the ground". Retrieved 17 October 2021.