Title of film : The Golden Wings of Watercocks
Director Name : Muhammad Quayum
Cast & crew :
Producer : Muhammad Quayum
Editor : Arghyakamal Mitra
Cast :
Synopsis : Sultan, the young protagonist, decides to move to the haor to work as a farmhand for a family of an elderly man whose son died last year leaving behind a young girl Ruku, a toddler and the widowed wife. It is paddy harvesting season and there is a race against time before the monsoon rains flood the region. After the harvest, the area becomes flooded by the waters pouring downhill. After the monsoon, the family’s stock of food grain runs thin. So, Sultan decides to leave, but his decision prompts an emotional drama that leads him to marry the widow. Sultan dreams big and cultivate paddy but a devastating flash flood washes away the entire paddy leaving them penniless and in dire straits.is never scarce. In the end, the family begins a new journey toward the city in search of livelihood.
Director Bio : Studied Economics in the university. A long time film society activist and worked for the promotion of film art through appreciation courses, publicaiton and screening of international films. This is the first feature film made by this director.
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