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Black Leaf

Synopsis

A seemingly quite tea plantation in the east of Bengal wakes up with a rage.

A fearless young tea worker intoxicated with the fumes of revenge.
Tranquillity returns with a cost.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
HDV
Director
Makbul Chowdhury
Producer
Makbul Chowdhury
Editor
Makbul Chowdhury
Screenwriter
Makbul Chowdhury
Director of Photography
Makbul Chowdhury
Production Designer
Javed Ahmed
Sound
John Das, Makbul Chowdhury
Composer
Kerri Lake
Principal cast
Casts are from local tea worker community at Dal Dali Tea Estate, Sylhet, Buban Bhumiq, Afjal Ahmed

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kolakar

85 Studland Road
Hall Green
Birmingham B28 8NP
UK

kolakar@yahoo.co.uk

Sales Company

Kolakar

85 Studland Road
Hall Green
Birmingham B28 8NP
UK

kolakar@yahoo.co.uk

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