Shonibar Bikel (lit. ’Saturday afternoon’) is a 2019 Bangladeshi-German-Russian co-production film directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, a one shot political thriller, inspired from the July 2016 Dhaka attack.[1] The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Moscow International Film Festival. The film has been cleared for release in Bangladesh by Bangladesh Film Censor Board after 4 years.Saturday Afternoon 2019 Full Movie Download
[2]On a nice Saturday afternoon during Ramadan, citizens enjoy sleepy day time. Suddenly, a group of terrorists takes over a cafe in the city holding hostages of employees and customers. The police soon surround the building and demand negotiation and surrenders, the terrorists fortify the cafe with gas cylinders continuing their unfair tribunal. Foreigners, the disabled, women, businessmen, artists, non-Muslims, and even Muslims with different sect are subject to brutal hostility. The media streaming live news to attract more viewers doesn’t care for the safety of the hostages. Each time a hostage is executed one by one, the nightmare of violence is amplified.The film was premiered in 41st Moscow International Film Festival in April 2019.
Then it was screened for Sydney Film Festival in June 2019 in Australia.[4] On July, 2019, it was screened for Filmfest München and London Indian Film Festival. It became a nominee for CineCo Pro Award.[5][1] It was screened as official Selection in Busan International Film Festival in October 2019. It was also screened in 2019 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.[6]In January 2019, the Film Censor Board of Bangladesh banned the theatrical release of Saturday Afternoon which portrays the July 2016 terrorist attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery as it would “damage the country’s reputation”.