Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura: A tale of life in Haors

It is a place surrounded by water, but not an island. It is a place where people are bound to struggle for survival. It is a place that feels like in the middle of nowhere. It is the kingdom of fens in northeastern Bangladesh, the mighty Haor area.

In this era of thrillers, some cinemas do not have any goosebumps moments, which are not necessarily so-called commercials and come with a simple storyline. 
However, the audiences watch them only once, but the cinemas make their audiences remember the essence for a long time. 

Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura, Or, The Wings of Watercocks, is a film that contains the smell of the soil of Bangladesh. 

Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura is a set in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, locally named 'Bhati Anchol', where the fens, or in Bengali, the Haors, are located. 

The film's story starts with a labourer named Sultan, who comes from Netrokona to the Haor areas in Sunamganj in search of work. A family hires him to work for them throughout the year. The story circles around the bonding and interaction of Sultan with this particular family. 

Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura can be said to be a unique film considering the film culture of Bangladesh. In the crowd of films featuring heroism, thrills and adrenaline, Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura is the tale of the people living in the midst of Haor. 

Here the audiences will find organic scenarios of the rural area of Bangladesh; kids running and wandering around the locality, men and women busy harvesting and threshing crops, their craving for a stomach full of rice even without any particular side dish, the way everyone is excited about a random wedding party on a boat that is passing near there locality, how one's wedding brings celebration for all the neighbours and so on. Viewers with their roots in a village will surely find the rural life they crave. 

Though, it is not only the happy moments the cinema has captured. The struggles are also very apparent. The hardship of the Haor people while harvesting, their tension for an ill-timed rain which will destroy the crops, their crops being washed away by flash flood etc., are maturely filmed. 

Most significantly, the scream of a mother who just had her child lost in the waters of the mighty Haor seems to be totally unbearable when shown. 

The cinema also addresses environmental issues. It talks about how trees and forests used to be barriers against floods and how cutting them down has created the way for flash floods. The way humans are continuously ruining nature also comes under focus. 

Above all, the cinema shows the bonding among people. The cinema shows how neighbours help each other, how two people living side by side for months create a special attraction for one another. 

The wide-hearted mentality of the Haor people is also featured in the cinema, and they keep no shortage in their efforts to adjoin two lovers. 

The actors, they were so mind-blowing and natural in their roles. Uzzal Kabir Himu as Sultan is amazing. And there should be a standing ovation for Jayeeta Mahalanobish for her performance as Ruku'r Ma. All the other casts were perfect in their roles. 

The cinematography is the most significant thing that should be mentioned while talking about this film. It was such an enormous work, and the way the camera captured the real scenario of Haor deserves a big hand. 

Lastly, Muhammad Quayum, not only the director but also the producer, writer and screenplay writer of the film, with his hard work for nearly 2 years, is successful in creating art -- an art that will remain in the heart of the audiences for a long time. 
This highly recommended cinema will be found on the I-screen OTT platform. 
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