dhaka (dacca), bangladesh

A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.

Ayna is an actor and the prison is his stage. He slips into the characters of the powerful convicted in exchange of money and take their place in prison. This strange profession is borne out of a society that doesn't give him a chance to follow his passion of acting, but forces him to act in the real life. Falling in love with the girl next door changes his life equation and he decides to end this career with one last performance. But this one takes him too deep in the rabbit hole. The story unfolds on how an underdog survives in a society that is merciless and struggles his way out from the clutch of crime game which he is a part too.

Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way to register their union.

Five individual stories are connected to each other in the basis of their nature. Actually the Dark Side of the capital Dhaka, has been sketched throughout the film. What happens over our eyes in the dark of the night.

The word kewaaj (কেওয়াজ) is colloquially used to explain chaos, noisiness or annoyance. "Kewaaj" is an audiovisual attempt to give you a glimpse into how the people of Dhaka function in one of the most unliveable cities, according to the Global Liveability Index.

A family deals with the suicide of their eldest son.

Farhaz, a top chef from Bangladesh, and Basundhara, a middle-class Indian woman who runs a home catering service, come together as they share a common passion—food.

A young girl stands up against injustice and inequality, becoming a powerful symbol of women’s and children’s rights. Her courage shows that even an “angel” has the power to change the world.

In a series of vignettes, a partially handicapped man lives his days in anguish as he tries to find a way to leave Dhaka.

Young Sigi Nelson came to Bangladesh from Switzerland. When he came, he used to travel around the country with his familiar rust. It was once known that Sigi grew up in Switzerland but was born in Bangladesh. Sigi has come to the country to find his past. A search of the past reveals an unknown chapter in Sigi’s life.

The story is based on the dominance of gangsters in Dhaka during 1982-1996.