Cultural Diversity Award, 2019
Made in Bangladesh
Shimu is 23 years old and works in a clothing textile factory in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka. She earns little money while working many…
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In tumultuous Mumbai, at a time when scheming Maharashtrian politicians use violence to rid the state of North-Indian migrants, a soft-spoken and terminally-ill retired police officer finds himself forging an unlikely companionship with a young North-Indian woman and her little brother. As the raging conflict continues outside, destroying the world around them right up to his doorstep, these two migrants give the man one last battle worth fighting for. But is it just too late to combat the flaws of humanity?
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.