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Closing Gala - Made in Bangladesh (12A*) + ScreenTalk with director Rubaiyat Hossain

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020

,Barbican Cinema 1
group of Bangladeshi women walk down the street

Shimu works grueling hours for paltry pay in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

After a fire in the factory leaves a co-worker dead, Shimu is moved to start a union. Her attempts are met with resistance at every step, not just from her patriarchal employers but also her colleagues, who fear losing their jobs. In the face of threats from management and violent disapproval of her husband, Shimu discovers a wealth of courage and tenacity she didn’t know she had.

Channeling real-life stories that Bangladeshi filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain encountered as a women's rights activist, this empowering, layered drama shines a light on an oppressive industry, and demands our attention.

Following the film we welcome director Rubaiyat Hossain and Meenakshi Ganguly (Human Rights Watch) for a ScreenTalk hosted by Annie Kelly, journalist and editor of the Guaridan's Modern-day Slavery in Focus series.

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2019 France/Bangladesh/Denmark/Portugal Dir Rubaiyat Hossain 95 min

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Cancellation

We are sorry to announce that the Human Rights Watch Film Festival has cancelled the 2020 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London, which includes a number of screenings at the Barbican.

All bookers are being contacted, but we would like to apologise for the disappointment this is likely to cause. You can read their statement in full.

Barbican Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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