Title: The Difficult Bride
Director: Rubaiyat Hossain (Made in Bangladesh)
Production: François D’Artemare / Les Films de l’Après-Midi (FR)
Co-production: Khona Talkies (BD), Midas Filmes (PT), Tandem Production (DE), Barentsfilm (NO)
Phase: Post-production
In Dhaka, Zaineen prepares for her wedding following beauty rituals and family expectations. However, her body reacts in an unexpected and disturbing way. Amongst home remedies, social pressures, and haunting visions, the path to marriage becomes a physical and psychological struggle against what is imposed on her, until her body itself seems to take its own direction.
FONDAZIONE PRADA FILM FUND
SELECTED PROJECT 2025