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Bangladeshi Drama 'Roid' Set for Australia & NZ Release
8 May
Summary
- Screenxcope acquired Australian and New Zealand rights for 'Roid'.
- The Bangladeshi drama premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam.
- It's a rural story exploring desire, attachment, and fate.
The Bangladeshi drama "Roid" is set to be released in Australia and New Zealand in early June, following Screenxcope's acquisition of distribution rights. The film previously premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as a Tiger Competition selection and has also been chosen for the Seattle International Film Festival.
Directed by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon, "Roid" is set in the Bangladeshi countryside during a pre-digital era. The narrative focuses on Sadu, an impoverished tenant farmer living in isolation with his unpredictable wife. His attempts to leave her are futile as she consistently returns, transforming the rural drama into an allegory about desire, attachment, and fate.
