Tri-Continental Film Festival Dhaka

Stills from Luna Papa (T) and West Beyrouth (B)

Here is a quick look at some of these films:

West Beyrouth
Synopsis: Beirut, April 14, 1975:civil war breaks out. Tarek, a young boy from Muslim West Beirut, befriends a Christian girl against the backdrop of growing violence.

Timings: 12:15 noon, and at 4:15pm

Khamosh Pani
Synopsis: Ayesha is a middle-aged widowed mother whose life centres around her son Saleem, a gentle, dreamy teenage boy. When Saleem gets involved with a group of religious fanatics, he begins to change, and his relationship with his mother becomes estranged.

Timings: 2:15 noon, 7:30pm

Luna Papa
Synopsis: One moonlit night, young Mamlakat Bekmaroudova is seduced by a mysterious stranger. He then disappears, leaving Mamlakat pregnant. She and her father set out to find the culprit, along with her brother Nasreddin, who has returned from the Afghan war.

Timing: 12noon and 4:30pm

Matir Moina
Synopsis: In the turbulent late 1960s in East Pakistan, a religious father sends his young son Anu off to a madrasa. The country becomes increasingly divided, mirroring growing divisions within the madrasa and Anu's family.

Timings: 2:30 noon and 7pm.