Two Meetings and a Funeral

Synopsis

Two Meetings and a Funeral explores Bangladesh’s historical pivot from the socialism of the 1973 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Algeria to its ideological counterpoint, the emergence of a strong Islamic perspective at the 1974 Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) meeting in Lahore. Centred on Bangladesh’s navigation of these two historic meetings, as well as its fight for United Nations recognition (vetoed by China, acting as a proxy for Pakistan), the film considers the erosion of the idea of the Third World as a potential space for decolonialism, liberation theology and socialism. In particular, it looks at how a transnational Islamic ‘ummah’ concept was used against socialist forces.

Main Cast

Vijay Prashad

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Samia Zennadi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Zonayed Saki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fidel Castro

Age : 90 | Popularity : 4%

Yasser Arafat

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Indira Gandhi

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Anwar Sadat

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Amirul Islam

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Naeem Mohaiemen
Sound	Music	Qasim Ali Naqvi
Department	Role	Name

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