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Section: Panorama
Bulbul Can Sing (2018)
The lives of three friends on the threshold of adulthood are portrayed in the atmospheric light of dusk and dawn. Poetic sensuality contrasts with authentic scenes of everyday life in their Indian village, where care-free youthfulness comes face to face with merciless reality. The story´s protagonist is Bulbul, whose voice fails her when she has to sing in front of people. Fear of failure and self-doubt also plague the fragile Bonny, and Suman, who does not fulfil the traditional male image. The three teens are under the pressure of high expectations and strict moral codes.
| Country | India |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 95 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Rima Das |
| Screenplay | Rima Das |
| Director of Photography | Rima Das |
| Music | Dotora, Kabindra Patowary |
| Edited by | Rima Das |
| Contact | Flying River Films |
Biography
Screenwriter, director and producer from Assam state in India. Her film education was self-taught. She made the short film Pratha (2009) and the award-winning feature-length drama Man with the Binoculars: Antardrishti (2016), and Village Rockstars (2017).
Teenagers, Family, Friendship, Tradition, Exotic, Love, School