Bangla Surf Girls
FATE HAD SOMETHING IN STORE FOR THESE GIRLS. THEY HAD OTHER IDEAS.
- Website
- Official Website
Overview
- Genre
- Lifestyle, Social Issues, Anthropology, Sports, and Minorities
- Synopsis
Shobe, Aisha, and Suma break away from the drudgery of their lives by joining a surf club in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The girls fight family pressure and social judgment, for a few hours on the waves. They gain confidence as their natural skill and prowess gain attention and praise. Soon they are poised to make history as Bangladesh’s first women surfers. The odds are stacked against them but the girls refuse to give up. Balancing the freedom of the waves with the restrictive realities of their circumstances, we experience the thrill and struggle of coming of age in a developing country.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 90 and 52 minutes
Credits
- Elizabeth Rumi D Costa ... Director/Producer/Cinematographer
- Lalita Krishna ... Producer/Writer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- In Sync Media
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Years of Production
- 2016 - 2019
- Locations
- Cox's Bazar
- Prod. Partners
- Canadian Producer
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2021
- Festivals
- HotDocs, Oakville, Newport, NewHope, Chez Republic, HumanRights
- Awards
- Oakville - Best Canadian International film, Runner up best director
- Language
- Bangla
- Subtitles
- English
Photos
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