THE SALT IN OUR WATERS

NONAJOLER KABBO

By Rezwan Shahriar SUMIT

MYPIXELSTORY - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2020

When a city-raised sculptor visits a remote fishing village on the Bangladeshi Delta, he finds himself center stage in a primal, elemental conflict between land and sea, man and nature, past and future.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2020
A Window on Asian Cinema
Torino FF 2020
Fuori Concorso
BFI London FF 2020
Kolkata 2021
NETPAC Award
Goteborg IFF 2021
Ingmar Bergman Competition
Seattle 2021
New Directors Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama, First film, Environmental
    • Countries
    • BANGLADESH, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • BENGALI
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 106 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rezwan Shahriar SUMIT
    • Writer(s)
    • Rezwan Shahriar SUMIT
    • Producer(s)
    • Rezwan Shahriar SUMIT (mypixelstory), Ilann GIRARD (Arsam International)
    • Synopsis
    • For his latest art installation, Rudro journeys to a remote mangrove isle on the Bangladeshi Delta, a day's boat ride and a world away from modern, crowded Dhaka. Welcomed by the local fishermen and their leader Chairman, Rudro's modern ideas and lifelike sculptures enchant the village boys and his landlord's daughter. But when the local Ilish catch proves elusive, the elders blame Rudro’s “idolatry” for the curse of empty nets. In this vanishing land where sea and sky merge, a storm is brewing and change –welcome or not—is coming.
    • Partners & financing
    • - CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde (FR)

      - TFL Audience Design Fund (ITA)

      - Bangladesh's National Film Grant (BD)

      - Spike Lee Fellowship (US)

      - Film Bazaar Co-Production Market (IND)

      - International Emerging Film Talent Association (MC)
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Jul 13, 2018
    • End of shooting
    • Sep 04, 2018