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Muktir Kotha (Bengali: মুক্তির কথা, Words of Freedom) is a 1999 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud. Muktir Kotha follows a group of young men and women began traversing the far corner of Bangladesh projectionists from 1996 to 1999, showing Muktir Gaan, a documentary on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The film screenings prompted ordinary villagers to share their own stories of wartime suffering and resistance. Often the projection space would be spontaneously transformed into a folk concert. Through these interactions with village audiences, the young projectionist came to 'relearn' the wider history of the Liberation War, and the continuing struggle of ordinary people for a more just and democratic society.[1]

Muktir Kotha
Words of Freedom
Directed by	Tareque Masud Catherine Masud
Based on	Bangladesh Liberation War
Produced by	Tareque Masud
Cinematography	Mishuk Munier
Edited by	Catherine Masud Fauzia Khan
Production company	Audiovision
Release date	1999 (1999)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Bangladesh
Language	Bengali

Synopsis

Muktir Katha is a film about the liberation struggle of 1971. The film is an archive of the ways in which ordinary people fell victim to genocide, rape and other atrocities. The struggle still ranging in the countryside, and struggle for a more just and democratic society.[2] The combined footage shot used in the film was taken from American film maker Lear Levin.[3]

DVD

The DVD of Muktir Kotha was released on 25 March 2012 by Laser Vision. It is thought to be the first interactive DVD in Bangladesh.[4][5]

References

External links

• Muktir Kotha at IMDb

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