''No Ground Beneath the Feet'' ( bn, পায়ের তলায় মাটি নাই) is a 2021 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Mohammad Rabby Mridha (in his feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by Mohammad Rabby Mridha and Nahar Mridha from a story by Fazla Rabby. Starring

Mostafa Monwar Mostafa Monwar (born Mostafa Monwar Al-Azim) is a Bangladeshi actor, writer, and screenwriter known for starring as the protagonist in '' Live from Dhaka'', for which he received 2016 Singapore International Film Festival awards for Best Perf ...

, the film depicts the life of Saiful, an impoverished ambulance driver in Dhaka. The film premiered at the

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in 'out of competition section' on 7 October 2021, and competed for

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at the

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in November 2021. The film was submitted for nomination in the Best International Feature Film category of the

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, by the Oscar Committee as Bangladeshi entry, but, it didn't make it to the shortlist.

Synopsis

Saiful an improvised ambulance driver migrated to Dhaka to earn a living for his family. His lust leads him to second marriage with a woman he slept and who now pesters him for money. His family, his brother all want his help but he cannot return home, and as time goes on the situation worsens.

Cast

as Saiful * Priyam Archi as Mina, first wife * Deepanwita Martin as second wife

Release

The film had its premiere at the

in out of competition section on 7 October 2021. It competed for

at the

in November 2021. In March 2022, it was screened at the 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival on 13 March 2022. The film made it to Red Lotus Asian Film Festival Vienna, where it was screened in May 2022. On 25 June 2022, it was screened at

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Awards and nominations

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