Gariwala (English title: The Cart) is a 2014 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir, and starring Rokeya Prachy, Raisul Islam Asad, Masum Aziz, Imran Imu, and child artists Maruf and Kabbo.[3]
| Gariwala | |
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| Directed by | Ashraf Shishir |
| Written by | Ashraf Shishir |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Shohag Chowdhury |
| Edited by | Shabbir Mahmood |
| Music by | Rafayet Newaz |
Production company | Impress Telefilm |
| Distributed by | Impress Telefilm |
Release dates | |
Running time | 76 minutes (feature version) |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, Gariwala began as a short film before being expanded to feature length.[4] It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[1] It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes.[5][6] It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[2][7] It won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film in 2014.[8]
Cast
edit- Rokeya Prachy
- Raisul Islam Asad
- Masum Aziz
- Maruf
- Kabbo
- Imran Imu[9]
- Sansi Faruk
- R J Mukul
- Saki Farzana
Release and reception
editGariwala premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[1] It was shown at numerous other international film festivals including the Kolkata International Film Festival,[1] Moondance International Film Festival,[10] and Red Rock Film Festival.[6] The film opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[2][7]
Accolades
edit- Won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film for 2014 (awarded in 2016).[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Gariwala, Prarthona to be premiered today". Daily Sun. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Four feature films hit theaters this Eid-ul-Azha". The Daily Ittefaq. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "'Gariwala' wins seven awards at Texas Film Festival". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Rahman, Ador (3 July 2015). "Negligence fired me up: Shishir". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Future in Frames" (PDF). Children's Film Festival, Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "2015 Features Guide" (PDF). Red Rock Film Festival.
- ^ a b "World premiere of award winning film 'Gariwala' today". The Independent. Dhaka. 29 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Moushumi, Mim, Ferdous receive National Film Award". Prothom Alo. 11 May 2016.
- ^ Chowdhury, Priyanka (3 July 2021). "'Mohanagar' brings Mostafizur Noor Imran into the limelight". The Daily Star.
- ^ "'Gariwala' participating in six int'l film fests". The Independent. 3 September 2015.