The Last Thakur
Synopsis
The village Chairman has his election victory tainted by the arrival of a stranger with a gun. When the stranger sides with the Chairman’s arch nemesis: Thakur, bullets fly in the sleepy backwater village. It soon becomes apparent that the stranger has his own motives for revenge.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 81 mins
- Format
- HDCam
- Director
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Sadik Ahmed 1st Feature
- Producer
- Philip Knatchbull, Nik Powell, Daniel Chamier
- Editor
- Hugh Williams
- Screenwriter
- Sadik Ahmed, Heather Taylor
- Director of Photography
- Sadik Ahmed
- Production Designer
- Byron Broadbent
- Sound
- Ayush Ahuja, Kieron Teather
- Composer
- Kishon Khan, Birgir Clausen
- Principal cast
- Tariq Anam, Ahmed Rubel, Tanveer Hassan, Jayanto Chattopadyahay, Anisur Rahman Milon
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Aimimage, Unit 5
63 Pratt StreetLondon NW1 0BY
UK
T +44 (0)20 7916 3734
atif@aimimage.com
Sales Company
Artificial Eye Film Co
2nd Floor20-22 Stukeley Street
London WC2B 5LR
UK
caroline@artificial-eye.com
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