A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Original Title:
Fashion Slaves
Alternate Titles:
Bangla Dreams
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Nordic Light Cinematography
Production Countries:
Bangladesh | Sweden
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
In a world of poverty, three young girls of Bangladesh trying to find meaning of life through their dreams. Slavery in modern times. Does it exist and what does it look like? In Bangladesh's textile industry, we see how the mechanisms linked to the western world's fashion industry are ravaging young women's attempts at a dignified life. Sabina, Ruma and Nazjnin work every day from early morning to late evening in the dangerous and dirty environment of the textile industry. The job provides no prerequisites for neither completing schooling, nor being able to move from the conditions in the slum. The rules at the factory are harsh and in order to provide for their families, they must continue to sew the clothes that we in the Western world want to buy as cheaply as possible. Who pays the price and is there light in this darkness?
Cinematography:
Nicklas Karpaty
Compositor:
Sveinung Nygaard
Director:
Masud Akhond
Editor:
Pierre Laurent
Masud Akhond
Producer:
Nicklas Karpaty
Sound:
Lars Jameson
Writer:
Masud Akhond
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