''Rehana Maryam Noor'' ( bn, রেহানা মরিয়ম নূর) is a 2021 Bangladeshi film. The film is directed by

Abdullah Mohammad Saad Abdullah Mohammad Saad is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer. His debut film is ''Live from Dhaka'' (2016), which received Silver Screen Awards for Best Director and Best Performance at the 27th Singapore International Film Fe ...

and produced by Jeremy Chua under the banner of Metro Video and co-produced by Sensemakers Productions. The film is about the struggling life of a 37-year-old assistant professor of a medical college. It was internationally distributed by German-based sales and distribution company Films Boutique. In 2021, it was selected in the ''

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'' section at the

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. It is the first Bangladeshi film to be featured in this category. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

94th Academy Awards The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after its u ...

. Rehana Maryam Noor bagged two awards at

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. The director of the film Abdullah Mohammad Saad bagged the Jury Grand Prize and actress Azmeri Haque Badhon bagged award in Best Performance by an Actress category.

Plot

The screenplay of the film is based on Rehana Maryam Noor, a 37-year-old teacher of a private medical college, where Rehana is accustomed to living a difficult life as a mother, daughter, sister, and teacher. She witnessed an unexpected incident while leaving college one evening. Since then, she has spoken out on behalf of her medical college student against another fellow teacher in protest of the incident. And when she went to protest, she gradually became stubborn. Later, at the same time, the school authorities mistreated Rehana's 6-year-old daughter. In such a situation, Rehana continued to seek justice for her child and that student from outside the so-called rules of the school.

Cast

* Azmeri Haque Badhon * Afia Jahin Jaima * Kazi Sami Hasan * Afia Tabassum Borno * Yasir Al Haq *

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Release and reception

''Rehana Mariam Noor'' premiered in the ''

'' section at the

and received a standing ovation. It has created a positive buzz among the audience and the critics.

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described ''Rehana Mariam Noor'' on the bottom line of the review as "a tightly woven psychological portrait bound to incite controversy". The

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wrote in their review: "the film derives a magnetic continuity, and an unsettling range of dynamics, from Haque Badhon’s performance". The film has been selected for the Debate section of the 65th British Film Institute of London Film Festival. This much anticipated film ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ has been set to release in 12 cinema halls across Bangladesh on November 12. OTT platform Chorki released this film worldwide on 30 December, 2021. Actress Azmeri Haque Badhon won the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (HKAFF) award in the New Talent category for her performance in this film.

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