{"id":640390,"date":"2024-10-03T16:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/oscars-2025-bangladesh-submits-boli-for-international-feature-category\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:05:40","slug":"oscars-2025-bangladesh-submits-boli-for-international-feature-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oscars-2025-bangladesh-submits-boli-for-international-feature-category\/","title":{"rendered":"#Oscars 2025: Bangladesh Submits \u2018Boli\u2019 for International Feature Category\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Bangladesh has picked writer-director Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury\u2019s award-winning feature debut Boli (The Wrestler)<\/em> as its selection to the 2025 Oscars in the best\u00a0international\u00a0feature film category. The film won the 2023 Busan International Film Festival\u2019s New Currents prize, and it was warmly received by critics at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n The movie follows an eccentric fisherman who resolves to beat the current local champion at Boli Khela, a traditional form of wrestling from Chattogram, Bangladesh\u2019s second-largest city. Set in the late 1990s in a remote coastal village, the story weaves together local myths about dervishes (Sufis), mahi sawars (fish riders) and mysterious creatures believed to be angels in disguise.<\/p>\n

\n Said Chowdhury in his director\u2019s statement: \u201cOne of the most significant elements of this movie is the mystic nature of the coastal area. Unlike popular wrestling, \u2018Boli Khela\u2019 is quite slow-paced and more about technique and patience. Boli<\/em> blends mysticism with popular discourses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n The film co-stars Nasir Uddin Khan, Angel Noor and AKM Itmam and Priyam Archi (No Ground Under The Feet<\/em>, last year\u2019s Oscar submission from Bangladesh). It was produced by Piplu R Khan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n Chowdhury is based in Toronto and received a postgraduate degree in filmmaking from Centennial College. Prior to Boli<\/em>, he wrote, directed, and produced three short films: Teeth<\/em> (2016), Dhaka 2.00<\/em> (2017) and Rowai<\/em> (2018).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n Bangladesh\u00a0has submitted films for the\u00a0Academy Award for best international feature film since 2002, but the country has not yet been nominated.<\/p>\n

\n The shortlist for the 97th Academy Awards\u2018 best international feature contenders will be announced on Dec. 17. Nominations will be announced on Jan. 17 and the winners of the 2025 Academy Awards will be unveiled on Sunday, March 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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