An unprecedented terrorist attack takes place at a peaceful cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The gunmen use religion to divide and kill, while the surviving hostages, all of them Muslim, try to de... Read allAn unprecedented terrorist attack takes place at a peaceful cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The gunmen use religion to divide and kill, while the surviving hostages, all of them Muslim, try to defend their own humanistic values.An unprecedented terrorist attack takes place at a peaceful cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The gunmen use religion to divide and kill, while the surviving hostages, all of them Muslim, try to defend their own humanistic values.
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Parambrata Chattopadhyay
- Polash
- (as Parambrata Chatterjee)
Syed Gaosul Alam Shaon
- Chef
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It was a visually stunning movie. The acting skill of all actor and actress was great. Especially I love Tisha. She was stunning with raw skills.
It was a true story-based movie which was about a tragedy that happened in Holy artisan bakery in gulshan. All people were shocked by that. This movie has pointed that view nicely. That was great work, sir Farooki. All actors give an incredible performance in this beautiful and moving film. The themes of family, culture, and loss are explored with nuance and depth.
A masterful work of art that leaves a lasting impression. The cinematography is breathtaking, and the story is both universal and personal. A truly remarkable movie. Must watch!
It was a true story-based movie which was about a tragedy that happened in Holy artisan bakery in gulshan. All people were shocked by that. This movie has pointed that view nicely. That was great work, sir Farooki. All actors give an incredible performance in this beautiful and moving film. The themes of family, culture, and loss are explored with nuance and depth.
A masterful work of art that leaves a lasting impression. The cinematography is breathtaking, and the story is both universal and personal. A truly remarkable movie. Must watch!
This movie is one of my fav movies because it deals with a fun and entertainment who will free without any doubt can watch this movie. Story and scene are feel good. Songs of the movie the lyrics was nice. Every one should watch. Hero and heroin action is super with face expressions dancing also very good. This movie is one of my fav movies because it deals with a fun and entertainment who will free without any doubt can watch this movie. Story and scene are feel good. Songs of the movie the lyrics was nice. Every one should watch. Hero and heroin action is super with face expressions dancing also very good.
I have been going to watch this movie since 2019! At last, I have the opportunity. After a very good movie "Dhoob", I thought it would reach the top tier of the rank. But it totally disappoints me.
First of all, the script was so poor that I could not connect anything. The making was dull. Nothing special. I was so optimistic about the one take. But cinematography wasn't that promising, blocking wasn't good enough.
The plot, subplot, backstory, character arc, actually nothing is visible in this film. It's like a poor stage drama that is directed by a novice film student.
The making was so poor that I think his very early film "Made in Bangladesh" was far better than this.
The only good thing about this movie is the acting. All the promising characters were so amazing. But it is a shame not to see any minor artists deliver at least one sentence.
Overall, it is not the cinema that I was expecting. I believe this is one of the worst cinemas directed by Farooqi!
I hope he will come back very strongly. Best of luck for him.
First of all, the script was so poor that I could not connect anything. The making was dull. Nothing special. I was so optimistic about the one take. But cinematography wasn't that promising, blocking wasn't good enough.
The plot, subplot, backstory, character arc, actually nothing is visible in this film. It's like a poor stage drama that is directed by a novice film student.
The making was so poor that I think his very early film "Made in Bangladesh" was far better than this.
The only good thing about this movie is the acting. All the promising characters were so amazing. But it is a shame not to see any minor artists deliver at least one sentence.
Overall, it is not the cinema that I was expecting. I believe this is one of the worst cinemas directed by Farooqi!
I hope he will come back very strongly. Best of luck for him.
This film is inspired by the real-life Holey Artisan attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh. But rather than make a film about the tragedy faced by real families, the filmmakers chose to create a fictional story based on a same premise: a group of terrorists attack a restaurant in Dhaka during the month of Ramadan and hold the patrons hostage, claiming to do so in the name of religion, murdering many of them over the course of the hostage crisis.
The characters depicted as the terrorists, hostage, and the restaurant staff, are all fictionalized. New characters are invented each of whose circumstances shed light on the hollow baselessness of the terrorists' botched mission.
Given that this is a film shot in a single take, it has the distinct feel of a one-act play, in which character drama unfolds through the dialogue. Despite the dark and tense premise, some of the dialogue elicited awkward chuckles from those of us watching and many of the lines of dialogue struck a chord as well.
I don't want to go into the details of the many interesting nuances of the film because I really think it's best to go in knowing nothing about the characters and learning about each of them as the narrative unfolds.
The characters depicted as the terrorists, hostage, and the restaurant staff, are all fictionalized. New characters are invented each of whose circumstances shed light on the hollow baselessness of the terrorists' botched mission.
Given that this is a film shot in a single take, it has the distinct feel of a one-act play, in which character drama unfolds through the dialogue. Despite the dark and tense premise, some of the dialogue elicited awkward chuckles from those of us watching and many of the lines of dialogue struck a chord as well.
I don't want to go into the details of the many interesting nuances of the film because I really think it's best to go in knowing nothing about the characters and learning about each of them as the narrative unfolds.
10nazmile
When watching this movie, the heart does bleed and an unearthly wave also flows. An amazing film. Hats off to Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. It's his masterpiece.
A visually stunning and emotionally powerful film that captures the complexities of grief and identity with grace and sensitivity. An absolute must-watch.
A masterful work of art that leaves a lasting impression. The cinematography is breathtaking, and the story is both universal and personal. A truly remarkable movie.
I liked it so much and the acting level was great!! Suggested for anyone who loves true-story based movie!! Also acting level was great!!
A visually stunning and emotionally powerful film that captures the complexities of grief and identity with grace and sensitivity. An absolute must-watch.
A masterful work of art that leaves a lasting impression. The cinematography is breathtaking, and the story is both universal and personal. A truly remarkable movie.
I liked it so much and the acting level was great!! Suggested for anyone who loves true-story based movie!! Also acting level was great!!
Did you know
- TriviaShonibar Bikel (2019) is inspired on the Dhaka terror attack incident of 1st July, 2016. Five armed gunmen held up customers, mostly foreigners, at the Holey Artisan Bakery, Gulshan for 12 hours. They eventually killed 18 guests, two bakery staffs and two first respondent police officers. Among the dead victims are nine Italian citizens, seven Japanese, four Bangladeshis, one Indian and one American-Bangladeshi. All five gunmen were later killed when commandos from Bangladesh Army stormed the café in the morning of 2nd July in order to free the remaining hostages and bring an end to the siege.
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- Saturday Afternoon
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- Dhaka, Bangladesh(location)
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- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
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