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  • 2020
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way.

Directed By: Rubaiyat Hossain

Written By: Rubaiyat Hossain, Najmul Hussen, Philippe Barrière

  • 2020
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 35 m

Made in Bangladesh

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Summary Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way.

Directed By: Rubaiyat Hossain

Written By: Rubaiyat Hossain, Najmul Hussen, Philippe Barrière

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Sep 3, 2020
The portrait he (Hossain) paints, while visually arresting thanks to cinematographer Sabine Lancelin’s eye for Dhaka’s colorfully saturated and gritty milieu, is a grim one.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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Aug 27, 2020
As Shimu’s efforts ramp up and appear increasingly futile, Made in Bangladesh acquires a quiet power.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
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Aug 27, 2020
There’s no denying the power inherent in Shimu’s grueling pursuit: one which, in many other countries, would simply be a matter of filling out some forms, but here takes on nearly Melvillian proportions of impossibility.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films de l'Après-Midi, Khona Talkies, Beofilm, Midas Filmes, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Cinema Cocoon, Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages, Evangelisches Zentrum für Entwicklungsbezogene Filmarbeit (EZEF), Locarno Open Doors, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Sørfond, Torino Film Lab
Release Date Aug 28, 2020
Duration 1 h 35 m
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Website https://www.made-in-bangladesh-movie.com/
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Awards

National Film Awards, Bangladesh
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Amiens International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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