Looge / BLOC (Queen Mary University of London) / South Asian Heritage Month: Barir Naam Shahana (A House Named Shahana) Leesa Gazi
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Based on events, debut follows Dipa forced into marriage in England, escaping abuse, returning to Bangladesh to fight for freedom. Based on real events, Leesa Gazi’s debut feature is an empowering tale of a young woman battling the odds to live life as she wishes. Raised by a weak and ineffectual father and stepmother, Dipa is essentially under the control of her uncle. Having committed a teenage indiscretion, she is forced to marry a widower in England. After suffering abuse and not being able to settle down, Dipa runs away and returns to Bangladesh, where she battles to be free.
Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road
Fri 17 Jul
18:00
Source types: Culture and Community, Learning and Development, Lecture, Research, Social, Strategy, Wellbeing