The River Named Modhumoti
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During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.
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Cast
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Tauquir Ahmed
Bachchu
Known for
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Aly Zaker
Motaleb
Also in
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Tanvir Mokammel
Anwar Hossain
Nour Ali
Raisul Islam Asad
Akhter
Known for
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Anup Mukhopadhyay
Also in
Uttoran
A Tale of a Naughty Girl
Sara Zaker
Shanti
Also in
Homeland
Nokkhotrer Raat
Afsana Mimi
Rahela
Also in
Kothao Keu Nei
Nokkhotrer Raat
Mahadeb Shi
Ayesha Akhtar
Bachchu's Mother
Also in
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Harikumar Pillai
Tanvir Mokammel Director · Anwar Hossain Cinematographer Mahadeb Shi Editor
First release December 20, 1996 · Produced in Bangladesh · Production Kino-Eye Films
Production
Prasad Productions Private Ltd.
Production
Kino-Eye Films
Production
Bangladesh
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Original title
নদীর নাম মধুমতি
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
Bangladesh · December 20, 1996
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