Ant Story

Ant Story
Ant Story
পিঁপড়াবিদ্যা
Directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Produced by Chabial
Written by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Starring
Music by Aryan Ashik Hridoy Khan & Armanul Haque
Cinematography Golam Maola Nabir
Edited by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki & Khaled Mahmud Rajan
Production
company
Chabial
Release date
  • 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) (Dubai International Film Festival)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali

Ant Story (Bengali: পিঁপড়াবিদ্যা) is a 2013 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and starring Sheena Chohan, Noor Imran Mitu and others.[1][2]

Plot

Everyday on the way back to his suburban home on the other side of the river, struggling young graduate Mithu keeps gazing at the dazzling city of Dhaka which is like a big pie. Everybody wants to have a stake in that pie. Mithu feels he is not properly equipped to win over his stake. So he starts to equip himself in an unusual and unethical fashion. He realizes when the world can not be changed according to his wish; it is easier to create a new customized world in his head! He embarks on a journey of faking, lying, and fantasizing. He feels the immense pleasure of creativity because 'truth is what one has while lies are what one creates'. It then turns out to be a dangerously 'creative' game of sex-lies-and videotape.

Cast

  • Sheena Chohan as Rima
  • Noor Imran Mithu as Mithu
  • Aryan Ashik as Kabir
  • G. Sumdany Don as Ridwan
  • Mukit Zakaria as Mithu

Production

The film was produced by Chabial and Impress Telefilm.[3]

Release

In 2017 the movie was released on Netflix.[4] On 13 July 2014, the movie had its North American Premiere at the Asian Film Festival, Dallas.[5]

Critical reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews. The Daily Star wrote "with a small cast and a complex narrative, he delivers an ample plateful for the serious film connoisseur, but probably not for the average cinema-goer".[6] It was included in the Muhr AsiaAfrica programme at the Dubai International Film Festival.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ghosh, Sankhayan (2017-03-03). "From Bangladesh, with love". livemint.com/. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Pipra Bidya (Ant Story)". Time Out Dubai. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Ant Story (Pipra Bidya): Dubai Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh Now, Through the Lens of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki - The Wire". The Wire. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  5. ↑ "2014 Asian Film Festival of Dallas Announces Full Festival Schedule | Selig Polyscope Company". seligpolyscope.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Pipra Bidya". The Daily Star. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  7. ↑ "Line-up for DIFF's Muhr AsiaAfrica programme revealed". The National. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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