Made in Bangladesh (2019 film)

Made in Bangladesh
Film poster
Bengaliশিমু / Shimu
Directed byRubaiyat Hossain
Written by
  • Rubaiyat Hossain
  • Philippe Barrière
Produced by
  • François D'artemare
  • Ashique Mostafa
  • Peter Hyldahl
  • Pedro Borges
  • Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed
  • Rubaiyat Hossain
StarringRikita Nandini Shimu
CinematographySabine Lancelin
Edited by
  • Raphaëlle Martin-Hölger
  • Sujan Mahmud
Music byTin Soheili
Production
companies
  • Les Films de l'Après-Midi
  • Khona Talkies
  • Beofilm
  • Midas Films
  • Cinema Cocoon
Distributed byPyramide Films (France)
Release date
  • 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) (TIFF)
Countries
  • Bangladesh
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Portugal
LanguageBengali
Box office$72,884

Made in Bangladesh (also known in Bengali as Shimu Bengali: শিমু;) is a 2019 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Rubaiyat Hossain. It premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, following the participation at BFI London Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival and other major festivals. Distributed by Pyramide Films, the film was widely released in France on 4 December 2019 and running for several months following the theatrical release worldwide including USA, Canada, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, China, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Turkey, Bangladesh and Japan.

Made in Bangladesh (Shimu) received National Film Award in four categories including Best Director and Best Lead Actress