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Saba

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In Dhaka, Bangladesh, twenty-five-year-old Saba (Mehazabien Chowdhury) lives with and cares for her demanding mother, Shirin. As Shirin's need for medical treatment increases, it falls on her daughter to find the money to pay for it. Securing a job at a local Shisha bar, Saba befriends the free-spirited Ankur and, for the first time, begins to envision what a life of her own could look like. This moving mother-daughter drama -- and debut from filmmaker Maksud Hossain -- offers a poignant look at the realities of end-of-life care and the delicate balance between love and guilt, codependence and autonomy.

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Allan Hunter Screen International Carefully steering a path between sentiment and melodrama, Hossain creates a compassionate human drama that will strike a chord with anyone who has shouldered similar responsibility. Jan 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In Dhaka, Bangladesh, twenty-five-year-old Saba (Mehazabien Chowdhury) lives with and cares for her demanding mother, Shirin. As Shirin's need for medical treatment increases, it falls on her daughter to find the money to pay for it. Securing a job at a local Shisha bar, Saba befriends the free-spirited Ankur and, for the first time, begins to envision what a life of her own could look like. This moving mother-daughter drama -- and debut from filmmaker Maksud Hossain -- offers a poignant look at the realities of end-of-life care and the delicate balance between love and guilt, codependence and autonomy.
Director
Maksud Hossain
Producer
Uri Singer, Md. Arifur Rahman, Tamim Abdul Majid, Maksud Hossain, Trilora Khan, Mehazabien Chowdhury, Barkat Hossain Polash
Screenwriter
Trilora Khan, Maksud Hossain
Production Co
Fusion Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Bangla
Runtime
1h 35m