Country Bangladesh | Release date 2007 (2007) Initial release 2007 | |
Similar Quiet Flows the, Lalon, Lalsalu | ||
Swapnabhumi (The Promised Land) is a 2007 Bangladeshi documentary film by filmmaker, Tanvir Mokammel. The film tells the plight of Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh, who are also identified as Biharis.
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Plot
The film highlights the current stateless status of Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh, otherwise known as Biharis. It highlights the violence against Biharis and their despair of not being able to settle in Pakistan., which the Biharis see as a betrayal.
Reception
The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2007. It was screened at the Bahrain International Film Festival in 2009, where it received critical praise.
References
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