A Bangladeshi American undertakes a journey to learn about the liberation war in his native country, traveling there for the first time in nearly two decades, and uncovering the controversial role the U.S. played in a forgotten genocide that occurred there over 50 years ago. From 1971 to the present day, this is a story of Bangladesh’s independence, a family’s journey immigrating to America, and the cognitive dissonance of a person belonging to both homelands. Driven by interviews with his father and other family members, along with experts and witnesses, archival videos, declassified recordings, and animations, BENGAL MEMORY is a unique and untold oral history through a personal lens.
| Tagline | A Bangladeshi American explores his father’s memories of the liberation war in their native country and the cognitive dissonance in learning of the U.S. government’s controversial role in a forgotten genocide that occurred there in 1971. |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1970 |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
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| Production Countries: | United States of America, Bangladesh |
| Casts: | Salil Tripathi, Meghna Guhathakurta |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |