Oxygen is a Bangladeshi thespian

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released in 2020. The film is scripted and directed by

Raihan Rafi Raihan Rafi (born 3 March 1989) is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2018 directorial debut ''PoraMon 2'', produced by Abdul Aziz and under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia. The film won three Meril Prothom Alo ...

against the backdrop of the

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and deeply flawed healthcare system. The film stars

Mahiya Mahi Mahiya Sharmin Akter Nipa (born 27 October), known as Mahiya Mahi, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is considered as the current highest paid actress of Bangladeshi film industry. She made her debut in the film '' Bhalobashar Rong'' in 2012 w ...

in a pivotal role also marks her debut in short film. The film directly premiered on

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during Eid-ul-Azha and gained much acclaims from social media for Mahi's acting.

Plot

''Oxygen'' is based on the story of young Maya (Mahiya Mahi) and her 60-year-old father' struggle to find a definite healthcare during Corona pandemic. Maya and father belongs to an urban middle-class family. Father is sick and bedridden. Maya takes care of her father, at the same time she is annoyed by her father's haughty behavior. One morning while taking the medicine, father fainted. Maya has faced an ambulance crisis to take her unconscious father for admitting at any hospital. Maya has to rush to various hospitals of city in an ambulance carrying her father. In the meanwhile the fraudster runway with her money, the ambulance's wheel ruined. Maya is seen running to and fro, devoutly praying in hope of divine help, fighting with strangers to provide her father the medical care that he deserves and ought to receive, while time frightfully ticks away during the Corona lock down period. Eventually her father died in the ambulance bed due to lack of

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Cast

Production

''Oxygen'' is marked as the second collaboration between

and

after upcoming ''Swapnobaji''. Principal photography is done by Raju Raj in July,2020. The entire film was shot in Uttara, Jatrabari and Agargaon areas of

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within two days schedule, mostly in a rented ambulance. As per end credit scene, Simit Roy Antor served as the editor and

Jahid Nirob Jahid Nirob (জাহিদ নিরব) born 21 October 1994 is a Bangladeshi singer and music composer best known as the member of the rock band Chirkutt. Nirob began his career when he participated in the contemporary reality show, Nescafe ...

composed background score and a single song for ''Oxygen''.

Release & Reception

Promotional campaign of ''Oxygen'' was limited to poster release and dropping a single trailer on social media. On 2 August 2020, the film premiered on Club 11 Entertainment's YouTube channel during Eid -al Azha season as planned. ''Oxygen'' has been praised by social media and YouTube viewers upon its release. Mahi has gained critical acclaim for her reinvented look and portraying Maya's character of an ordinary daughter.

References

External links

* Bengali-language Bangladeshi films 2020 short films Films scored by Jahid Nirob Films directed by Raihan Rafi {{Bangladesh-film-stub