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Jalal’s Story (2014)
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Original name: জালালের গল্প
Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Just as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the unpredictable currents of Jalal's journey prove that he is truly a child of the river.
Style:
emotional, realistic, crime drama, tense, bleak, dark, melancholic, tragic
Plot:
river, orphan, adoption, loss of innocence, male protagonist, coming of age, abandonment, identity, survival, poverty, street life, family drama, surrogate family, moral ambiguity, social realism, character study, gangster, fate, violence, betrayal, juvenile delinquency, small town, tragic hero, anti hero, redemption ...
Time:
contemporary
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