14th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2021

Ocean Behind the Window

Naruphon Punphairoj (Persian)

Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 92 min | Drama | 2020 | Feature Film (Live Action) | Persian

On a small and remote island, people live under hardship. Borhan is an adolescent, who has made an interesting decision to help his family and to introduce the island. He collects a group, holds a carnival, and performs traditional music and theatre for tourists. Their life on the island boosts and more tourists come. But there is a big problem on their way.

বাংলা

একটি ছোট ও দূরবর্তী দ্বীপে মানুষ কষ্টে দিন কাটায়। কিশোর বোরহান তার পরিবারকে সাহায্য এবং তার দ্বীপকে পরিচিতি প্রদানের জন্য একটি চমৎকার সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়। কিছু মানুষ জোগাড় করে সে একটি উৎসব আয়োজন করে, যেখানে তারা পর্যটকদের সামনে নিজ লোকসংস্কৃতি তুলে ধরে। যার ফলে তাদের জীবন অগ্রগতির দিকে এগোতে থাকে এবং তাদের দ্বীপ পর্যটকদের ভিড়ে পূর্ণ হতে থাকে কিন্তু তারা জানে না এক অশুভ পরিস্থিতি তাদের দিকে ধেয়ে আসছে।

Original Language

On a small and remote island, people live under hardship. Borhan is an adolescent, who has made an interesting decision to help his family and to introduce the island. He collects a group, holds a carnival, and performs traditional music and theatre for tourists. Their life on the island boosts and more tourists come. But there is a big problem on their way.

Mr. Babak Nabizazadeh

Babal Nabizadeh was born on November 5, 1975, in Tehran. He obtained a BA in Theater and Dramatic Literature in 1996. His artistic career began in 1996. Some of his short films have been awarded in national and international festivals. The Ocean behind the Window is his first feature film.

Filmography: Filmography: Feature Films 2020: The Ocean behind the Window │ Fiction, 91 min, HD, Color, Iran Short Films Lightening in Army Boots (2014), Fiction,15 min, color, Iran. The Hope, Fiction(2012), 7 min, color, Iran. Empty Handed but Standing Strong(2011), Fiction, 14 min, color, Iran. My Absent(2009), Fiction, 7 min, color, Iran. For your Eyes (2007), Fiction, 10 min, color, Iran.

Screening Schedule

  • 3 Feb
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

    Shegunbagicha

Credits and Casts

Director
Babak Nabizazadeh
Story
Babak Nabizazadeh
Script/Screenplay
Babak Nabizazadeh
Editor
Babak Nabizazadeh
Producer
Producers: Seyed Jalal Chavoshian. Production Company: Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults, KANOON
Cinematographer
Babak Nabizazadeh
Leading Casts
Mohammad Azadi - Key Cast “Borhan”, Hadiseh Karami - Key Cast “Borhan's mother”