Rehana Maryam Noor

Rehana Maryam Noor
Title Poster
Bengaliরেহানা মরিয়ম নূর
Directed byAbdullah Mohammad Saad
Written byAbdullah Mohammad Saad
Produced by
  • Ehsanul Haque(Babu)
  • Jeremy Chua
  • Rajib Mohajan
  • Sydul Haque Khandaker
  • Ali Afjal Uzzal
  • Adnan Habib
  • Tuhin Tamijul
Starring
CinematographyTuhin Tamijul
Edited byAbdullah Mohammad Saad
Production
companies
  • Potocol
  • Metro Video
Distributed byFilms Boutiques
Release dates
  • 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) (Cannes)
  • 12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) (Bangladesh)[1]
Running time
107 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBangla

Rehana Maryam Noor (Bengali: রেহানা মরিয়ম নূর) is a 2021 Bangladeshi film. The film is directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad and produced by Ehsanul Haque (Babu) under the banner of Metro Video and co-produced by Sensemakers Productions.[2][3][4] The film is about the struggling life of a 37-year-old assistant professor of a medical college. It was internationally distributed by German-based sales and distribution company Films Boutique.

In 2021, it was selected in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[5] It is the first Bangladeshi film to be featured in this category. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[6] Rehana Maryam Noor bagged two awards at Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The director of the film Abdullah Mohammad Saad bagged the Jury Grand Prize and actress Azmeri Haque Badhon bagged award in Best Performance by an Actress category.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Rehana Maryam Noor to open in 12 theatres". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Bangladeshi film 'Rehana Maryam Noor' receives historic first official selection at Cannes". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ "First Bangladeshi film in Cannes' Un Certain Regard: After Matir Moyna, 'Rehana Maryam Noor' makes history". UNB. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Presse release - Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Oscars Race: Bangladesh Selects Cannes Title 'Rehana' as International Feature Candidate". Variety. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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  8. ^ "Rehana Maryam Noor receives applause at Cannes". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-07-29.