Previous programmes / 2016

1st edition

LBFF 2016

Dates

14–16 April 2016

Venues

London

Films

6 in this archive

The films

A Ray of Light (Ek Phaali Rodh)

A Ray of Light (Ek Phaali Rodh)

Dir. Atanu Ghosh (India)

A social scientist engages two young people to stage mock crises on the streets and observe how people react, until they face a real crisis in their own lives.

Dara

Dara

Dir. National Theatre (UK)

1659, Mughal India. Two brothers, heirs to an empire, fight ferociously for succession.

Family Album

Family Album

Dir. Mainak Bhaumik (India)

A family's picture-perfect album hides secrets and lies that are about to be exposed.

Her Own Address (Sutopar Thikana)

Her Own Address (Sutopar Thikana)

Dir. Proshoon Rahmaan (Bangladesh)

A portrait of womanhood in South Asia through the life of Sutopa, who finds herself on a train with no known destination.

Runaway (Udhao)

Runaway (Udhao)

Dir. Amit Ashraf (Bangladesh)

A drama-thriller about a rickshaw-pedalling bounty hunter who tracks down men hiding in the shadows of Dhaka.

The Poisoning Sap (Brihonnola)

The Poisoning Sap (Brihonnola)

Dir. Murad Parvez (Bangladesh)

In a backwater village divided by religious prejudice, humanity finds the strength to resist.