Gariwala

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Gariwala
Gariwala poster.jpg
Directed by Ashraf Shishir
Written byAshraf Shishir
Starring
CinematographyShohag Chowdhury
Edited byShabbir Mahmood
Music byRafayet Newaz
Production
company
Impress Telefilm
Distributed byImpress Telefilm
Release dates
  • 23 October 2014 (2014-10-23)(UAE) [1]
  • 24 September 2015 (2015-09-24)(Bangladesh) [2]
Running time
76 minutes (feature version)
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Gariwala (English title: The Cart) is a 2014 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir, and starring Rokeya Prachy, Raisul Islam Asad, Masum Aziz, Imran Imu, and child artists Maruf and Kabbo. [3]

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Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, Gariwala began as a short film before being expanded to feature length. [4] It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014. [1] It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes. [5] [6] It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015. [2] [7] It won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film in 2014. [8]

Cast

Release and reception

Gariwala premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014. [1] It was shown at numerous other international film festivals including the Kolkata International Film Festival, [1] Moondance International Film Festival, [10] and Red Rock Film Festival. [6] The film opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015. [2] [7]

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  4. ↑ Rahman, Ador (3 July 2015). "Negligence fired me up: Shishir". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Future in Frames" (PDF). Children's Film Festival, Bangladesh.
  6. 1 2 "2015 Features Guide" (PDF). Red Rock Film Festival.
  7. 1 2 "World premiere of award winning film 'Gariwala' today". The Independent. Dhaka. 29 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Moushumi, Mim, Ferdous receive National Film Award". Prothom Alo. 11 May 2016.
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