''Zero Degree'' is a 2015 Bangladeshi

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film written and directed by

Animesh Aich Animesh Aich (born 8 February) is a Bangladeshi film maker, actor, director and writer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Art Direction for the film '' Guerrilla'' (2011). As of 2019, he directed three films and several televisi ...

, starring

Mahfuz Ahmed Mahfuz Ahmed (born 23 October 1967) is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He is also a television presenter, model and television producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor twice for his roles in ''Laal Sobuj'' (2005) an ...

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, and Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee in lead roles. The film focuses on a love triangle that later turns fatal and revengeful. The film's first look was launched on 5 November 2014 and a trailer was released on 15 January 2015. The film is produced by Mahfuz Ahmed under the banner Playhouse Production. The film released on 6 February 2015.

Plot

Iresh Zaker, Head of the Police Department tries to hunt them down after several murders caused by them and in the same time, not knowing what happened after she left, Nira decides to come back to Amit and her son. After escaping Police, Amit and Saniya takes a hideout in an abandoned factory. Upon learning that Nira came back for him, Amit calls her to the factory intending to kill her. After she arrives, police surrounds the whole factory, leaving them no choice but to surrender or stay inside. Amit, Saniya and Nira end up face to face with no option to escape. The story takes an unexpected twist at the end.

Cast

as Amit *

as Saniya * Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee as Nira * Iresh Zaker as Police Officer * Tariq Anam Khan * Iftekhar Zaib * Mir Rabbi * Teli Samad as Saniya's dance teacher *

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Production

Filming was conducted in Bangladesh and Singapore, from 2013 to 25 April 2014. The film went to post-production in May and the film received its release certificate on 23 November 2014.

Critical response

Towheed Feroze wrote in the ''

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'', "Bangladeshi movie makers need to concentrate more on a tightly knit plot and minimize goof-ups." He criticized the film's mounting implausibilities and its loss of momentum two-thirds of the way through, but praised the photography. Abdullah Al Amin (Rubel) of '' The Daily Star'' gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of five. Although he praised the cinematography as "wonderful", the soundtrack for enhancing the movie, and the originality of the story, the story-telling was disappointing. He wrote, "Expectations were high with Animesh Aich at the helm, but unfortunately expectations weren't met with this film".

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