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Jalal's Story

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Original title: Jalaler Golpo
Year: 2014
Running time: 121 min.
Country: Bangladesh
Director: Abu Shahed Emon
Screenwriter: Abu Shahed Emon
Cast: Tauquir Ahmed, H M Akter, Mitali Das, Mohammod Emon, Ahmed Gias, Mousumi Hamid, Fazlul Haque, Mosharraf Karim, Md. Mirazur Rashid Khan, Shormy Mala
Music: Chirkutt Band
Cinematography: Barkat Hossain Polash
Producer: Impress Telefilm
Genre: Drama | Childhood
Synopsis: Just as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the unpredictable currents of Jalal's journey prove that he is truly a child of the river.

Critics' reviews

"An intermittently affecting but seemingly endless journey through an unwanted boy’s life is almost as miserable as it sounds"

Elizabeth Kerr: The Hollywood Reporter

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Jalal's Story

2014

Abu Shahed Emon