Jalal's Story
Film poster
Directed byAbu Shahed Emon[1]
Produced byFaridur Reza Sagar
Starring
CinematographyBarkat Hossain Polash
Edited byAbu Shahed Emon[4]
Release dates
  • October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05) (South Korea)[5]
  • September 4, 2015 (2015-09-04) (Bangladesh)[6]
Running time
121 minutes[4]
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Jalal's Story (Bengali: জালালের গল্প) is a 2014 Bangladeshi film directed by Abu Shahed Emon[1] and produced by Faridur Reza Sagar. Character actors Arafat Rahman[3] and Mohammad Emon[3] play the lead roles. The film was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7][8]

Plot

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.

Cast

Awards

Year Category Institution or publication ResultNotesRef.
2014 New Current Busan International Film Festival Nominated [5][9]
2016 Best Film 19th Avanca International Film Festival Won [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Abu Shahed Emon, director of Jalal's Story". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  2. 1 2 "Arafat Rahman of Jala's Story". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "'Jalaler Golpo' in Busan". The Daily Prothom Alo, Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kerr, Elizabeth (6 October 2014). "Jalal's Story: Busan Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. 1 2 3 "New Currents: Jalal's Story". Busan International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  6. ↑ "'Jalaler Golpo' set for release Sept 4". The Independent. Dhaka. 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jalal'er Golpo selected for Oscar submission". The Daily Ittefaq. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Bhushan, Nyay (24 September 2015). "Oscars: Bangladesh Selects 'Jalal's Story' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jalaler Golpo Wins ACF Grant at Busan". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  10. ↑ "Jalaler Golpo wins Portugal Film Festival Awards". The Daily Star. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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