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Gariwala (English title: The Cart) is a 2014 Bangladeshi short film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir, and starring Rokeya Prachy, Raisul Islam Asad, Masum Aziz, Imran Imu, and child artistes Maruf and Kabbo.[3]

Gariwala
Directed by	Ashraf Shishir
Written by	Ashraf Shishir
Starring	Rokeya Prachy Raisul Islam Asad Masum Aziz Maruf Kabbo
Cinematography	Shohag Chowdhury
Edited by	Shabbir Mahmood
Music by	Rafayet Newaz
Production company	Impress Telefilm
Distributed by	Impress Telefilm
Release dates	23 October 2014 (2014-10-23) (UAE)[1] 24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) (Bangladesh)[2]
Running time	76 minutes (feature version)
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, Gariwala began as a short film before being expanded to feature length.[4] It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[1] It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes.[5][6] It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[2][7] It won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film for 2014.[8]

Cast

• Rokeya Prachy
• Raisul Islam Asad
• Masum Aziz
• Maruf
• Kabbo
• Imran Imu[9]
• Sansi Faruk
• R J Mukul
• Saki Farzana

Release and reception

Gariwala premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[1] It was shown at numerous other international film festivals including the Kolkata International Film Festival,[1] Moondance International Film Festival,[10] and Red Rock Film Festival.[6] The film opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[2][7]

Accolades

• Won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film for 2014 (awarded in 2016).[11]

References

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