Busan Announces New Currents, Jiseok Line-ups With Strong Showing From Bangladesh, Japan
deadline.comKorea’s Busan International Film Festival has announced the ten films in this year’s New Currents competition line-up, along with ten films selected for its Jiseok Section.
Both competition sections feature titles from Bangladesh’s vibrant young industry as well as from Japan. New Currents, a section for first and second features by up-and-coming Asian filmmakers, features two films from Bangladesh – Biplob Sarkar’s The Stranger and Iqbal H.
Chowdhury’s The Wrestler – which the festival noted showcase “the momentum of Bangladeshi cinema”. The Stranger is described as a coming-of-age story navigating the journey of a family in which the young son grapples with questions about his gender identity.
The Wrestler, a co-production between Bangladesh and Canada, tells the story of an elderly man from a fishing village who challenges a wrestling champion to combat.
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