The River Named Modhumoti

Overview

During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.

Directed by Tanvir Mokammel

Top cast

Tauquir Ahmed

Bachchu

Aly Zaker

Motaleb

Raisul Islam Asad

Akhter

Sara Zaker

Shanti

Afsana Mimi

Rahela

A

Ayesha Akhtar

Bachchu's Mother

Abul Khair

Motaleb's Uncle

R

Ramendu Majumdar

Kashem

Amirul Haque Chowdhury

Mohammad Abdul Khaleque

K

Keramat Mawla

Fozlu

K

K.S. Firoz

Pakistani Military Captain

Jayanto Chattopadhyay

Manju

B

Bhaswar Bandyopadhyay

K

Khairul Alam Sabuj

Commander

Jhuna Chowdhury

Gazi Rakayet

Somu Chowdhury

Faruque Ahmed

M

Mehedi Al Amin

S

Syed Shabab Ali Arzoo

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