The Cage (2017 Film)
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''The Cage'' () is a 2017 Bangladeshi
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Akram Khan. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.


Plot

As British colonial rule ends in 1947, a
Brahmin Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
family decides to move from the newly formed
Dominion of Pakistan The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan, was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to Pakistan Day, 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence ...
to the
Dominion of India The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India, * * was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its Indian independence movement, independence, India had be ...
.


Cast

*
Jaya Ahsan Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), popularly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi film actress, model, producer and playback singer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a film actress, she works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali fil ...
as Sarojini * Azad Abul Kalam as Ambujakkho


See also

* List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film


References


External links

* Adaptations of works by Hasan Azizul Huq 2017 films 2017 drama films 2010s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi drama films Best Film Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Award winners Jaya Ahsan Bengali-language drama films {{2010s-drama-film-stub