| Noroshundor | |
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| Directed by | |
| Written by | Tareque Masud (script) |
| Story by | Tareque Masud |
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| Cinematography | Mishuk Munier |
| Edited by | Catherine Masud |
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Release date | 2009 |
Running time | 15 mins |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Urdu |
Noroshundor (The Barbershop) is a 2009 Bengali political thriller short set in 1971 during Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] It was co-directed by Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud. It deals with nationalism and identity issue daring the war.[2]
In 1971, during Bangladesh Liberation War, Pakistan Army led a local collaborator raid at the home in searching freedom fighters. The young man they seek flees through the narrow alleyways of Old Dhaka and stumbles upon a barbershop. He quick decides to get a shave to disguise himself. Meanwhile, his mother takes his injured father to a nearby pharmacy. The Hindu doctor hesitantly takes them in b ecause of not geting into target. At the barbershop, the young man soon realizes he has put himself in more danger, where all the barbers are Urdu-speaking Biharis. Who also known to be supporting the Pakistan Army.
