An awful movie by an inexperienced director. I would recommend you not to waste your time and money for this. The camera work is the only good aspect of the movie though this is not enough to touch the heart and mind of the audience.
Some Observations -
1. The colloquial language and costumes used in the movie are not appropriate. These types of dresses and informal words MAY be used in Bangladesh in 2011 but as the movie takes us back to 1971, they are totally inappropriate. In 1971, Bangladeshi people did not use those types of language and formal/informal dresses.
2. With some exceptions, the acting of the main characters, especially the hero and the young heroine has been frustrating. The reason might be that the performers came from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. So the teamwork necessary to adopt people from different backgrounds was not present.
3. There are some problems with the continuity of the story. In the movie, it is shown that a war child was raised by a German family in Germany for a considerable amount of time. But that child is speaking Bengali fluently. How come? Also people come to the 'leader' of the area for permission to fight. In real life war is not fought in this way. In any war of liberation around the globe, people resist spontaneously when they see foreign armies invade (or try to destroy) their land. In 1971, Bangladesh was no exception. The common Bangladeshi people fought gallantly for nine long months against the brutal Pakistani army to win independence.
4. According to some estimates(a), some 3 million Bangladeshi people were brutally killed and up to 400,000 Bangladeshi women were raped by the Pakistani soldiers in 1971. Yet this movie portraits love between a Pakistani soldier and a Bangladeshi women during 1971! So if someone accuses the movie scriptwriter of distorting history, I would be inclined to support him/her.
So the movie fails to connect to the audience from the very beginning till the end. I hope the director would learn from her mistakes and correct those in future.
Reference:
(a). "Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape", by Susan Brownmiller, Publisher: Fawcett Columbine, USA., 1993
Some Observations -
1. The colloquial language and costumes used in the movie are not appropriate. These types of dresses and informal words MAY be used in Bangladesh in 2011 but as the movie takes us back to 1971, they are totally inappropriate. In 1971, Bangladeshi people did not use those types of language and formal/informal dresses.
2. With some exceptions, the acting of the main characters, especially the hero and the young heroine has been frustrating. The reason might be that the performers came from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. So the teamwork necessary to adopt people from different backgrounds was not present.
3. There are some problems with the continuity of the story. In the movie, it is shown that a war child was raised by a German family in Germany for a considerable amount of time. But that child is speaking Bengali fluently. How come? Also people come to the 'leader' of the area for permission to fight. In real life war is not fought in this way. In any war of liberation around the globe, people resist spontaneously when they see foreign armies invade (or try to destroy) their land. In 1971, Bangladesh was no exception. The common Bangladeshi people fought gallantly for nine long months against the brutal Pakistani army to win independence.
4. According to some estimates(a), some 3 million Bangladeshi people were brutally killed and up to 400,000 Bangladeshi women were raped by the Pakistani soldiers in 1971. Yet this movie portraits love between a Pakistani soldier and a Bangladeshi women during 1971! So if someone accuses the movie scriptwriter of distorting history, I would be inclined to support him/her.
So the movie fails to connect to the audience from the very beginning till the end. I hope the director would learn from her mistakes and correct those in future.
Reference:
(a). "Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape", by Susan Brownmiller, Publisher: Fawcett Columbine, USA., 1993