Shonibar Bikel

Shonibar Bikel (Bengali: শনিবার বিকেল, lit. 'Saturday afternoon') is a 2019 Bangladesh-German co production film directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, a one shot drama is based on the Holey Artisan Bakery tragedy.[1] The film had its world premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival 2019.

"Saturday Afternoon" redirects here. For the song, see Chuck Wicks.
Shonibar Bikel
Film poster
Directed byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Produced byAbdul Aziz
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Anna Katchko (Co Producer)
Written byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Starring
Music byPavel Areen
CinematographyAziz Zhambakiev
Production
company
Release date
  • 2019 (2019) (Moscow)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Plot

On a nice Saturday afternoon during Ramadan, citizens enjoy sleepy day time. Suddenly, a group of terrorists takes over a cafe in the city holding hostages of employees and customers. The police soon surround the building and demand negotiation and surrenders, the terrorists fortify the cafe with gas cylinders continuing their unfair tribunal. Foreigners, the disabled, women, businessmen, artists, non-Muslims, and even Muslims with different sect are subject to brutal hostility. The media streaming live news to attract more viewers doesn’t care for the safety of the hostages. Each time a hostage is executed one by one, the nightmare of violence is amplified.

Cast

Reception

In January 2019, the Film Censor Board of Bangladesh banned the theatrical release of Saturday Afternoon which portrays the July 2016 terrorist attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery as it would "damage the country's reputation".[2] The censor board said that the film could "incite religious fervour in the Muslim-majority nation of 165 million".[2][3]

Festivals

Awards
  • 2019 - Kommersant Prize[4] Moscow International Film Festival
  • 2019 - Russian Federation of Film Critics Jury Prize,[4] Moscow International Film Festival
  • 2020 - NETPAC Award, Vesoul International Film Festival for Asian Cinema
  • 2020 - Kumamoto City Award, Fukuoka International Film Festival
  • 2020 - High School Award, Vesoul International Film Festival for Asian Cinema

Reviews

“As in most films that attempt to do everything in a one-shot single take, viewers soon forget technique in the heat of the evolving story. It doesn’t seem to faze either the professional cast or cinematographer Aziz Zhambakiyev (Harmony Lessons), as Valerii Petrov’s Steadicam goes flying around the airy restaurant with its picture windows onto a police stakeout and walls that seem to change color from blue to red to heighten the drama.”- Hollywood Reporter

References
  1. "Farooki's 'Shonibar Bikel' selected for Sydney Film Festival 2019". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-05-10. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. "Shonibar Bikel, a film based on Gulshan cafe attack, banned". The Daily Star. 2019-01-18. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  3. "Parambrata's 'Shonibar Bikel' stuck in Bangladesh Censor Board - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. "Parambrata's 'Shonibar Bikel' screened in London and Munich - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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