Saturday Afternoon: An anatomy of terror

Prominent Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki ("No Bed Of Roses") has completed principal photography on hostage drama "Saturday Afternoon," which he shot in a single take.  Variety has been given an exclusive first look image.

The Bengali-and-English-language pic takes its cue from the brutal terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka which took place on a quiet Saturday afternoon and left more than 20 people dead.In a statement Farooki called the pic "a miniature of international hate politics" and also "an anatomy of terror," in which he "wanted to explore the roots of modern day terrorism through social, political, and gender implications." The director added that he chose to shoot "Saturday Afternoon" in a single take to better focus on "the unity of the story."

The lowkey shooting for the film kicked off on January 5 in Dhaka's Coke Studio.Actor Eyad Hourani, who starred in the Palestinian film "Omar" (nominated as the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards) earlier told Variety: "I read the script and liked it. And I am happy that we are gradually moving closer to being on board with this really interesting project. The script dissects the world order in a very balanced way."