The Difficult Bride
5.8
Zai, a bride-to-be in present-day Dhaka, is in love with her groom and dreams of a fairytale wedding, but secretly struggles with her body’s resistance to wedding rituals. As stress and emotional pain intensify, a mysterious woman with long hair begins appearing in Novera’s imagination.
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Zaineen Karim Chowdhury
Zai
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Reekita Nondine Shimu
Minoti
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Kaiser
Made in Bangladesh
Sunerah Binte Kamal
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Moshari
Daagi
Azmeri Haque Badhon
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Khufiya
Dameer Khan
Saberi Alam
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Mercules
Ladies and Gentlemen
Shatabdi Wadud
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Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Mohammad Bari
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Rubaiyat Hossain Director · Jim Williams Composer Leonor Teles Cinematographer
First release September 6, 2026 · Produced in Bangladesh, Germany, France, Norway, Portugal · Languages Bangla, English
Production
Midas Filmes
Production
Barentsfilm
Production
Tandem Production
Production
Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Production
Khona Talkies
Production
Bangladesh · Germany · France · Norway · Portugal
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Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla · English
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2026
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Canada
September 16, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
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