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A textile worker fights for employee rights after a co-worker is killed in a fire at her factory. Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way.
Winner ADIFF 2019 Public Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color.
- Year2019
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageBengali
- CountryBangladesh, Denmark, Portugal, France
- DirectorRubaiyat Hossain
- FilmmakerRubaiyat Hossain
AVAILABLE IN THE USA
A textile worker fights for employee rights after a co-worker is killed in a fire at her factory. Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way.
Winner ADIFF 2019 Public Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color.
- Year2019
- Runtime95 minutes
- LanguageBengali
- CountryBangladesh, Denmark, Portugal, France
- DirectorRubaiyat Hossain
- FilmmakerRubaiyat Hossain