Adam Surat (''The Inner Strength'') is a 1989

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i documentary film about the Bangladeshi painter Sheikh Mohammed Sultan, directed and produced by

Tareque Masud Tareque Masud (6 December 1956 – 13 August 2011) was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films ''Muktir Gaan'' (1995) and '' Matir Moina'' (2002), for which he won t ...

Synopsis

''Adam Surat'' is the directional debut film of Masud. It is a documentary about Bangladeshi painter Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (well known as "SM Sultan"). Masud started the film in 1982 and completed it seven years later. By that time, he had met and married the Chicago-born Catherine Shapere (well known as ''Catherine Masud''), with whom he formed a close working relationship until his death.

Digitized

The 54 minute documentary film was taken in 16 mm film. The film had been converted into the digital format at a studio in

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. The film would soon be released all over Bangladesh except Dhaka.

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* {{Tareque Masud Bangladeshi documentary films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Films directed by Tareque Masud Films shot in Bangladesh 1989 directorial debut films