
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