Film Screening: Deshantori (The Migrant) on May 5th

[Shehwar]

This widely acclaimed film tells the story of 26 Bangladeshis who risked their lives in search of a better future by undertaking a perilous journey to Spain through the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea.

Here are the details:

Deshantori (The Migrant)
Directed: Sujan Mahmud and Mridul Chowdhury
Run Time: 69 minutes/Bengali with English subtitles

Official site: www.deshantori.com

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcbnDyBAy_U

Saw the trailer...Seems like a good one.

[layperson]

From the trailer it looks more like a documentary than a film. The subject seems to be a very good one. I would have loved to watch this. If anyone has any download links for this movie let me know.

Infact I have seen this "bidesh jawa for a better living" from close. We had a person looking after me since I was a kid and eventually my mom taught him how to drive using our car back then. He left for Saudi Arabia in search of the hidden treasure only to come back again and join us as our driver after 5 years. He lost a lot of money and apparently he was tricked by the agents who send him abroad. He was a really really nice fellow and since I have been seeing him since I can remember I have a soft corner for the guy. I have no idea where he is now or what he is doing. He had left for Saudi Arabia once again for the second time and we have not heard from him since then. Hope he is alright where ever he is.

[Kabir]

They were selling this on ebay, but the bidding has ended. If you contact the seller, he may have more. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=120092974092

Anyone from Scarborough can get it from one of the video stores. They have even the crap Bangla natoks, so this is a must have for them.