''The Cage'' ( bn, Khacha) is a 2017 Bangladeshi
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Akram Khan. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
As British colonial rule ends in 1947, a
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...
family decides to move from the newly formed
Dominion of Pakistan
Between 14 August 1947 and 23 March 1956, Pakistan was an independent federal dominion in the Commonwealth of Nations, created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created the Dominion of I ...
to the
Dominion of India
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.
Cast
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Jaya Ahsan
Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), commonly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi actress and producer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she currently works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. She won Ba ...
as Sarojini
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Azad Abul Kalam
Azad Abul Kalam (born 26 October 1966) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and activist. He is one of the founders of Prachyanat and Prachyanat School of Acting and Design. He won Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Playwright (Critics Choice) ...
as Ambujakkho
See also
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List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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Adaptations of works by Hasan Azizul Huq
2017 films
2017 drama films
2010s Bengali-language films
Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
Bangladeshi drama films
Best Film Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Award winners
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