Bangladeshi film ‘Guerrilla’ bags award
November 17th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Bangladeshi film “Guerrilla” - set on the backdrop of the liberation war of Bangladesh - won the prestigious Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award at the Kolkata Film Festival.
The award was given to director Nasiruddin Yousuff.
“The film is a brave attempt in recreating the untold truth of genocide that happened during the Bangladesh liberation war which has not been depicted so far in cinema,” Ray said.
“Guerrilla” revolves round real life character and incidents of the 1971 liberation war.
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