Homeland

Sep 13, 2005

1h 25m

★ 5.3

Overview

A mother and her son return to their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh after 15 years abroad and try to retrace their roots. Beginning with the death of the father of the family, the film proceeds with the central characters seeking a link to their lives.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Shireen

Sara Zaker

Sohel

Rifaqat Rasheed

Grandfather

Abdul Momen Choudhury

Salma

Rokeya Prachy

Iqbal

Jayanto Chattopadhyay

Najma

Nasrine R. Karim

Khaled

Harold Rasheed

Rini

Raisa Nawar

Lakkhan

Lakkhan Das

Bithi

Rhea Mahmud

Self

Anusheh Anadil

Self

Faizan R. Ahmed Buno

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