What if 'home' stops feeling like home? This quiet gut-punch of a film asks the unanswerable.
A mother and her son return to their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh after 15 years abroad and try to retrace their roots. Beginning with the death of the father of the family, the film proceeds with the central characters seeking a link to their lives.
Direction
Masuds' patient, documentary-like observation lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Cinematography
Sylhet's lush landscapes feel both welcoming and alien—perfect visual metaphor.
Acting
Sara Zaker's restrained performance of a woman grasping at ghosts.
Director
Tareque Masud
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