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Sand City

Balur Nogorite

Indonesian Premiere

99 minutes | 2025 | Bangladesh | Drama | 🔊 Bangla, Chakma | 13+

Synopsis
Sinopsis

Two parallel stories about two individuals. An indigenous woman and a man from the majority population. They are not directly related. The only thing they have in common is SAND.

Schedule
Jadwal

Wed, 3 Dec 2025 | 22:00 | EMPIRE XXI | Premiere

Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Mahde Hasan

Mahde Hasan

Mahde Hasan is a reflective and visually keen filmmaker from Bangladesh. In 2017, his short film I Am Time was presented at the 69th Locarno Festival. The following year, in 2018, his film Death of a Reader was screened at the 71st Locarno Festival. He also participated in the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors Hub and received the CNC development grant for Sand City, his debut feature. Sand City premiered in the Proxima Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Proxima Grand Prix.

Credit
Kredit
Production CompanyKhona Talkies, Cinema Cocoon
ProducerRubaiyat Hossain, Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed
DirectorMahde Hasan
ScriptwriterMahde Hasan
CinematographerMathieu Giombini
Production DesignerRainirr Borshon
EditorMahde Hasan
Main CastVictoria Chakma, Mostafa Monwar
Director’s filmography
  • Sand City (2025)
  • A Boring Film (2020)
  • I Am Time (2013)
  • Photographs of a School Teacher (2012)
Notable Achievement
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic. 2025
  • Busan International Film Festival, South Korea. 2025
  • Haifa International Film Festival, 2025
  • Bangkok International Film Festival, Thailand. 2025
Contact[email protected]