Theatrical Screenings
Su 15 Nov, 15:00
Kinoteka 3
Kinoteka 3
Tu 17 Nov, 17:30
Kinoteka 1
Kinoteka 1
At the Five Flavours Festival, a booking system is in place for screenings for holders of festival passes and on-site accreditations. We aim to prevent overcrowding and avoid queues at the entrance.
Only a booking guarantees you a seat at the screening!
The booking system is very simple and works similarly to buying single tickets – once logged into your account, just go to the page of the selected film and click "book". Detailed information can be found here:
booking rules
Please book only the screenings you plan to attend. A booking can be cancelled even at the last moment – please remember to always cancel your booking if you decide not to attend the screening. This allows other viewers to take the available seat.
Making bookings will be possible from Monday, November 9, at 12:00, for all festival days at once.
booking seats for holders of
passes and accreditations, starts:
Monday, November 9, 12:00
If you decide to attend a screening at the last minute or for some reason do not make a booking in advance, and there are still available seats in the cinema, a booking will be created “automatically” upon entry, after scanning your pass. For most screenings, seats will still be available right before the show. However, please pay special attention to screenings of films shown exclusively in cinemas – we expect the highest attendance for these.
To book a seat and enter the screening, simply use your electronic pass and show it to the ushers on your phone screen. You have received the link to your electronic pass by email. The pass can also be opened in your user profile after logging in to the festival website.
Awards and festivals
World premiere: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026
Bangladesh's submission for the 99th Academy Awards (Best International Feature Film)
Credits
Bangladesh 2026
Duration: 109’
director:
Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
screenplay:
Mejbaur Rahman Sumon, Jaheen Faruque Amin, Siddiq Ahamed, Sukorno Shahed Dhiman
cinematography:
Joaher Musavvir Jyoti
editing:
Sazal Alok
music:
Rasheed Sharif Shoaib
sound:
Sajib Ranjan Biswas, Rajesh Saha, Rasheed Sharif Shoaib
cast:
Mostafizur Noor Imran, Nazifa Tushi, Gazi Rakayet, Ahsabul Yamin Riad
producer:
Mushfiqur Rahman, Mejbaur Rahman Sumon, Shimul Chandra Biswas, Tanveer Hossain, Tanvir Ahmed Shovon
executive producer:
Apoorva Bakshi
production:
Bongo, Facecard
language:
Bengali
colouration:
colour
Film description
Adam and Eve in Bangladesh. Unwilling to see Sadu remain single any longer, the Lord arranges a wedding celebrated by the entire community. Sadu’s happiness, however, is short-lived: neighbours soon start calling his new wife mad. She refuses to act as a wife should – she cannot cook, will not let her husband touch her, spends her time with a goat, and disappears for days on end, her return signaled only by a coconut falling from a nearby palm tree.
Director Mejbaur Rahman Sumon transports the audience to a realm where biblical myth meets everyday reality, and where humans live in symbiosis with nature – an Eden beyond time and human law. Roid is the story of a fiercely free, primal woman unbound by social conventions, who pays for her freedom with total social ostracism. Sadu’s wife embodies Eve – the first woman, created before social norms existed. Fertile as a coconut palm, wild as the monsoon, and living in rhythm with the laws of nature, Sumon delivers an allegorical, sensual film rich in symbolism. Lush cinematography carries the viewer straight into the Bangladeshi countryside – or perhaps into the Garden of Eden itself?
Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
A Bangladeshi director, screenwriter, and producer whose work weaves together social realism, local folklore, nature, and mythical elements. He made his feature debut with Hawa, Bangladesh’s official entry for the 2022 Academy Awards. His second feature, Roid (2026), premiered in the main competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Filmography:
2022 Hawa
2026 Skwar / Roid