The Bangladesh Film Censor Board blocked the commercial release of the film, which speculators have suggested may be due to the board not speaking Chakma or due to the film showing the army in a negative light.[3][4] There were no professional actors involved in the production.[5]
On August 8, 2024, an independent film activist group organized an open screening called #CinemaDehuntis, as part of a reformist movement urging the government to abolish censorship. This initiative is a sub-movement woven into the broader July Revolution in Bangladesh against the Awami government.[6]
Plot
An indigenous man named Komol is fired from a job in a town and returns to his hillside native village with only a bicycle. Although his son is happy to have his father back, he has nothing to give his family except the bicycle. Komol decides to not return to the town for new jobs but tries to secure their livelihood through the cycle. He offers to ferry passengers and goods of villagers from place to place on his cycle and earn. Unfortunately one day an accident occurs, injuring an old man. Village goons threaten Komol and declare that no one can ride on that cycle. When Komol refuses to give them extortion, they destroy his bicycle.[2]
Cast
Kamal Mani Chakma as Komal
Indira Chakma as Devi
Festivals and awards
Best Screenplay, Ufa Silver Akbuzat Ethnic Cinema Festival 2016, Russia
Honorable Mention, Cine Kurumin - Int. Indigenous Film Festival 2016, Brazil
