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Taandob (2025)
3K
Original name: তান্ডব
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A group of masked assailants storms the office of the country’s top television channel, taking the staff and a prominent minister, who was there for an interview, hostage. While the nation's law enforcement agencies race to uncover the identity of the mastermind behind the attack, the mastermind reveals himself live on the channel’s program, exposing the stories of ordinary people who have fallen victim to high-level corruption. Thus begins a rampage against the injustices of the system.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, intense, crime drama, dark, grim, powerful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hostage situation, conspiracy, social commentary, investigative journalism, impersonation, false accusation, social justice, media manipulation, manhunt, cat and mouse, police procedural, identity theft, moral ambiguity, revenge, political satire
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