Entertainment Report :
The trailer of Raihan Rafi directorial
patriotic sports film titled Damal was released on August 16. The trailer highlights the Shwadhin Bangla Football Team’s fierce battle to liberate the war with the help of a football and their undivided
dedication instead of any weapon.
The movie is based on true events and follows the story of two football teams from different eras: the legendary Shwadhin Bangla Football Team and a similar team from the present. For the unversed, the star-studded patriotic sports film starring Bidya Sinha Mim, Siam Ahmed, Sariful Razz and Shahnaz Sumi, is inspired from true events.
Written by Faridur Reza Sagor, the film revolves around the Shwadhin Bangla Football Team’s determination to win every match and give their hard-earned prize money to freedom fighters and assist them to liberate the country from the shackles of oppression. The voice-over and cinematography in the trailer will have viewers holding their breath. Transitions between scenes of the Liberation War and that of the football sequences were smooth and captivating. A particularly beautiful shot from the trailer is where Sariful Razz is bicycle-kicking a football. While the trailer was thoroughly entertaining, the colour gradient for the film felt a little too saturated.
The trailer simultaneously showed the barbaric acts of West Pakistani soldiers and the agony of East Pakistani commoners. Netizens are praising the trailer for its cinematography, sound and phenomenal cast. Alongside showing a glimpse of intense football matches, it showed poignant scenes including Bidya Sinha Mim’s family torture and her strong despise of the enemy, who stabbed and spitted on them near the end of the trailer. The movie is based on a real-life football team that was formed in June 1971. The Shwadhin Bangla Football Team played a total of 16 matches in different areas, raising around Tk5 lakh which was donated to help fund the Liberation War. The emotionally charged trailer with strong diagnosis is expected to highlight every individual’s fight, which led to the liberation of our country.
The film Damal is ready to hit the theatre on October 28.
