Rehana

A Film by Abdullah Mohammad Saad

Technical details : 2021 - Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar - Drama - 2.39 - 107 min.

Cast : Azmeri Haqui Badhon

Languages : Bengali

Producers : Jeremy Chua

SYNOPSIS

Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical college, strains to combine her complex roles as a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. Keeping the balance between the demands of work and family life has become a daily struggle. One evening, she witnesses a crying student storming out of a professor’s office. Deeply touched by this event and the actions leading up to it, Rehana’s life starts to spiral out of control. She gradually descends into obsession, seeking retribution, just as she receives a complaint from the school about her six-year- old daughter’s unusual behavior... Rehana refuses to accept the madness of the patriarchal society she lives in. She will put everything at stake to fight for justice - for her student, her daughter, but also for herself.

OSCARS 2022: Official Submission

Cannes 2021
Un Certain Regard

APSA 2021
Jury Grand Prize
Best Actress

London BFI
2021

Busan 2021
Official Selection

Oscars 2022
Official submission

SYNOPSIS

Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical college, strains to combine her complex roles as a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. Keeping the balance between the demands of work and family life has become a daily struggle. One evening, she witnesses a crying student storming out of a professor’s office. Deeply touched by this event and the actions leading up to it, Rehana’s life starts to spiral out of control. She gradually descends into obsession, seeking retribution, just as she receives a complaint from the school about her six-year- old daughter’s unusual behavior... Rehana refuses to accept the madness of the patriarchal society she lives in. She will put everything at stake to fight for justice - for her student, her daughter, but also for herself.

OSCARS 2022: Official Submission