'Arai Mon Swapna': Bangladesh in the time of Covid-19
The story starts with a couple leaving Dhaka city for the village as the coronavirus spreads. They reach there after enduring a whole lot of difficulty on the road.
Then struck the truth; how will they survive the slump triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic? They require help from an area Union Parishad member.
The couple realizes that the name of the hubby has been registered as 'dead' in the authorities' list. What nowadays? How will they obtain food relief if his name is authorized as dead?
Upon the advice of the member, the wife stands in the line to get relief goods by showing her husband as dead.
She comes back house with a sack of rice weighing two and half mounds'. At night, she sits with her very husband who she claimed as dead each morning.
In a sardonic way, this can be the report of Bangladesh and how its state machinery functions. Director Abu Shahed Emon provides captured the story of the monster named corruption that has displayed its worst face through the Covid-19 pandemic, in his short film 'Arai Mon Swapna'.
The short film was already released on the OTT platform Binge. The primary characters are enjoyed by Fazlur Rahman Babu and Moutushi Biswas. The supporting characters revolving around them will be no less essential. The acting of Raunak Hasan, Deepak Sumon and many more have made Abu Shahed Emon's efforts to capture the worst aspect of our corruption a striking actuality.
The story could have ended on a single note but it didn't. The couple had left town when their child had high fever.
But they cannot take care of their kid as they were busy managing food. Due to this fact, they pay the best price. Viewers will come to be thrilled with the performances of Fazlur Rahman Babu and Moutushi Biswas in the complete short film. The around 30 minutes film finishes in the blink of an eye.
