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MADE IN BANGLADESH

Genre: Drama
Duration: 95 min
Year: 2019
Languages: English & Bengali with English subtitles
Released in: Bangladesh | France | Denmark | Portugal | USA

Writer, Director: Rubaiyat Hossain
Co-writer: Philippe Barriere
DOP: Sabine Lancelin
Editing: Raphaëlle Martin-Hölger, Sujan Mahmud
Music: Tin Soheili
Producer(s): François D’artemare, Ashique Mostafa
Co-Producer(s): Peter Hyldahl, Pedro Borges, Rubaiyat Hossain, Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed

A textile worker fights for employee rights after a co-worker is killed in a fire at her factory.

Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way.

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REVIEWS

Rotten Tomatoes

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The New York Times

‘Made in Bangladesh’ Review: A Quiet Power in Collective Efforts

New York Public Radio

'Made in Bangladesh' and the African Diaspora International Film Festival

The Guardian

‘These women aren’t victims’: director turns the spotlight on garment workers

Asian Movie Pulse

“Rubaiyat Hossain, who also wrote the script, has made a number of very smart choices regarding the presentation of the film, starting with the quite eloquent title.”

Cinema Axis

“Filled with timely social commentary, Hossain’s film shines light on a society where women are often placed between a rock and a hard place.”

The Hollywood Reporter

"As a look behind that T-shirt you just bought on sale for $9.99 at The Gap, and the human labor, sweat and suffering that went into it, this... definitely deserves wider attention."

Dhaka Tribune

“Made in Bangladesh portrays the strength and success of the working women in the readymade garments industry in Bangladesh.”

Cinema Scope

"With Made in Bangladesh, Hossain has crafted an urgent cry for workers' rights, and a vision of feminist solidarity in the face of overwhelming opposition."

Cameron Bailey
TIFF19

“This is a story of the women who make our jeans and T-shirts, told as a moving, suspenseful tale not simply of exploitation, but also of empowerment”

Reuters

"Film on Bangladesh's garment workers spotlights women driving change"

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Q&A with director Rubaiyat Hossain, film crew and actress
Toronto International Film Festival
2019

Tackling global fashion industry injustice
London Film Festival
2019

Panel Teaser

African Diaspora International Film Festival

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Danish Poster

Portuguese Poster

Film Poster

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Les Films de l’Après-Midi (France)
Khona Talkies (Bangladesh)
Beofilm (Denmark)
Midas Films (Portugal)
Cinema Cocoon (Bangladesh)

FUND / GRANT

Eurimages
Danish Film Institute Fund
CNC – Aide aux cinémas du monde
SØRFOND+
TFL Audience Design Fund
Prix ARTE International Open Doors

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