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"Ontorjatra" is an intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world. A divorced mother and her son return to Bangladesh after 15 years abroad - prompted by the boy's father's sudden death and funeral. The story follows the transforming e...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Māsuda, Tāreka (Director, Producer), Māsuda, Kyātharina (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Bengali
Language Notes:In English and Bengali with English subtitles.
Published: Dhaka, Bangladesh : Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2006.
Subjects:
Parent and teenager > Bangladesh > Drama.
Bangladesh > Emigration and immigration > Drama.
Emigration and immigration
Parent and teenager
Bangladesh
Feature films
Drama
Short films
Short films.
Feature films.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:"Ontorjatra" is an intimate exploration of the complex issues of dislocation and identity in a diasporic world. A divorced mother and her son return to Bangladesh after 15 years abroad - prompted by the boy's father's sudden death and funeral. The story follows the transforming experience of mother and son as they -- in very different ways -- try to come to terms with this loss and the conflicting emotions triggered by their return.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 7, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (83 min.)
Playing Time:01:22:34