Bangla Surf Girls (2021)
Overview
Three working-class teenage girls in a port city in Bangladesh escape daily hardships and stifling family lives by riding waves on their surfboards and grabbing hold of the fleeting and thrilling sense of freedom that brings.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $400,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | bn |
| Popularity | 0.727 |
Directed By
Elizabeth D. Costa
Crew
Lalita Krishna
Vijay Vaidyanathan
Lalita Krishna
Jordan Kawai
Elizabeth D. Costa
Elizabeth D. Costa
Lalita Krishna
Matthew Cohn
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