Bangladeshi cinema grew out of the post-independence era of the early 1970s, with directors like Zahir Raihan shaping a socially conscious tradition rooted in the country's landscape and struggle. The Padma Boatman offers a quiet, rural window into that world. Have a browse through Macca's reviews below.
Rating: 3.5★
There's a particular kind of admiration you can have for a film that sits completely apart from actually enjoying it. That tension is exactly where I spent most of my time with Ritwik Ghatak's A River Called Titas, a film I watched as part of my
Rating: 3.5★
Two sisters. One mosquito net. Something outside that wants in. That's all Moshari needs, and the fact that it pulls off what it pulls off in the space of a short film is genuinely impressive. I quite enjoyed this one, and I think if you give it ten
Genre Drama
★★ — The Padma Boatman (1993)
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