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-language film directed by

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. The music of the film was composed by Raja Narayan Deb. The film was India's

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nomination in the category "Best foreign film" in 2015. The film deals with the subject of banishment ( Taslima Nasreen's exile).

Plot

The protagonist of the film is a female writer who has been banished from her own country for writing against religious fundamentalism. The film shows the relationship between her and her cat "Baghini".

Cast

as a Woman *

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as Pritam * Arindol Bagchi as Anukul *

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as Shayonti * Ardhendu Banerjee as Shayonti's Father * Dipankar Dey as Chief Minister * Chitravanu Basu as Kalidas * Dipanjan Basu as Identity Verification officer * Lars Bethke as Lucas * Naomi Bethke as Girl in Apple Orchard. *

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as Journalist in School library *

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as Mr. Goenka * Sanjay Biswas as Consulate Stuff *

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as Wilma *

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as Moti * Balmiki Chattopadhyay as Debu * Kheya Chattopadhyay as Courier Service Assistant * Shruti Das as Girl Crying for mother * Rajorshi Dey as Manibul *

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as Jayanta * Rajat Ganguly as Chanchal * Abhimanyu Mukherjee Television Journalist * Parna Ghatak as Vet * Joakim Granberg as Theo * Christer Holmgren as Swedish Ambassador *

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as Reporter * Christoffer L Jonsson as Swedish Security Official 1 *

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as Vikram Ehsas. * Eric Krogh as Bodyguard * Debmalya Maulik as Newsreader *

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as Amal Majumdar * Ashok Mukherjee as Courier Service Stuff * Sumanta Mukherjee as Commissioner of Police * Samita Saha as Maid for Baghini *

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as Gustav * Shazi Özdemir as Liliana * Lennart B. Sandelin as Protestor

Awards

The film received the following awards: * Best Bengali film - 2015 -

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, India * Best film at

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- 2014

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Bengali Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2014 films Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners Films scored by Raja Narayan Deb