Shahidul
Zahid Hasan
Shahidul
Overview
An unprecedented terrorist attack takes place in a peaceful café in the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on a nice Saturday afternoon. The terrorists use religion to divide and to kill people, while the surviving hostages, all of them also Muslims, try to defend their own humanistic values. The film unravels the clashes and contradictions of religion, ideology, and civilizations through a terror drama shot in a single take.
Trailer
Saturday Afternoon | Official Trailer | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | In Cinemas 10th Mar in USA & Canada Official
Cast
Raisa
Nusrat Imrose Tisha
Raisa
Mozammel Haque
Mamunur Rashid
Mozammel Haque
Ibtesham
Iresh Zaker
Ibtesham
Chisti
Intekhab Dinar
Chisti
Nader Chowdhury
Nader Chowdhury
Nader Chowdhury
Chef
Gousul Alam Shaon
Chef
Polash
Parambrata Chatterjee
Polash
Mute Guy
Eyad Hourani
Mute Guy
Pregnant Woman
Selina Black
Pregnant Woman
Stacy
Ellie Poussot
Stacy
Mizan
Manoj Kumar Pramanik
Mizan
Reviews
SWITCH.
While the hostage takers' motivations are in the right place - standing up against persecution and preserving their culture - it's clear that the film is strongly opposed to their methods. 'Saturday Afternoon' is a shocking and abrasive assessment of terrorism, and will be especially confronting to Western audiences. As the finale fades to black, we'll never know the real outcome - only that many lives were unnecessarily lost. - Charlie David Page Read Charlie's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-saturday-afternoon-a-shocking-and-abrasive-assessment-of-terrorism Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
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