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Jahir (Nasir Uddin Khan) is a noble family man, history teacher and populist candidate of a mayoral election race in the forest village of Mohoganj, Bangladesh. With rousing speeches and rallying cries, advocating for progressive ideals like women's rights and improved education, Jahir is elected. But a proposal for a luxury hotel that will uproot the local slums, sees Jahir's undoing, as he enters a dangerous political game between the people who elected him and his influencers in office. Rezwan Shahriar Sumit's assured sophomore is carefully framed, with bright colour palettes to contrast its sinister undercurrents, steered by brilliant performances from Khan and Azmeri Haque Badhon (Rehana Maryam Noor, SFF 2021).
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Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, an NYU Tisch School of the Arts alumnus, is a Bangladeshi filmmaker specializing in the intersection of entertainment and social impact.
His debut feature film, THE SALT IN OUR WATERS, world premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. This film brought the struggles of Bangladesh’s climate change frontliners to the global stage at UN COP26 and COY16. It garnered significant backing from industry figures like Spike Lee and organizations such as CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde, Torino Film Lab, ultimately sweeping seven National Film Awards. Building on this success, Sumit is currently completing TIDE IS RISING, a feature documentary set within the same coastal wetlands.
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