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Sand City (à ¦¬à ¦¾à ¦²à §Âà ¦° à ¦¨à ¦Âà ¦°à §Âà ¦¤à §Â) is a 2025 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Mahde Hasan. The debut feature premiered in the Proxima Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 7 July and won the PROXIMA Grand Prix.
Two parallel stories about two individuals. An ethnic minority woman and a man from the majority population. They are not directly related. Only one thing is common in their life is SAND.
Emma, the film's female protagonist, collects sand for her cat litter. She sets out on her scooter every week and picks up her litterâÂÂs fill of sand. One day, she discovers a finger in the sandâÂÂan severed finger with a crimson painted nail. Rather than panicking, she gradually develops an unusual attachment with the lone finger.
Hasan, on the other hand, works in a sand-washing plant. He steals sand from the plant to make glass at home and dreams of building his own massive glass factory. What begins as a solitary activity, soon leads to a fantasy that gradually destroys him.
Produced by Rubaiyat Hossain and Aadnan Imtiaz Ahmed under Khona Talkies in association with Cinema Cocoon, the project received development support from:
Principal photography featured key technical contributions:
The production was co-produced by Mahajabin Khan and director Mahde Hasan through Cinema Cocoon and Cinema Cocoon.
The film premiered in competition at:
Worldwide sales are handled by Diversion Sales (Thailand).