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{{Infobox film
| name = Rabeya
| image = Rabeya 2008 film.jpg
| caption = A excerpt from the film
| alt =
| native_name = রাবেয়া
| story = [[Tanvir Mokammel]]
| director = Tanvir Mokammel
| based_on = [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
| producer = Kino-Eye Films
| writer = Tanvir Mokammel
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Aly Zaker]]
* [[Bonna Mirza]]
* [[Tauquir Ahmed]]
* [[Arman Parvez Murad]]
* [[Jyotika Jyoti]]
* [[Masum Aziz]]
* [[Uttam Guho]]
* [[Abul Hayat]]
}}
| music = Syed Shabab Ali Arzoo
| cinematography = Anwar Hossain
| editing = Mahadeb Shi
| studio = Kino-Eye Films
| distributor = Kino-Eye Films
| released = {{Film date|2008|df=yes}}
| runtime = 103 mins
| country = [[Bangladesh]]
| language = Bengali
| budget =
| gross =
}}'''Rabeya''' ({{lang-bn|রাবেয়া}}), also known by its English title, '''The Sister''', is a 2008 Bangladeshi Bengali-language war film written and directed by Tanvir Mokammel, with permit from the [[Government of Bangladesh]]. The film is set during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971, and stars [[Aly Zaker]], [[Bonna Mirza]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=একজন 'রাবেয়া'র কথা...|url=https://www.jaijaidinbd.com/feature/tarar-mela/79458/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE...|last=Rahman|first=Masudur|date=2019-12-12|access-date=2021-11-03|work=[[Jaijaidin]]|language=bn}}</ref> [[Jyotika Jyoti]], and [[Tauquir Ahmed]] in lead roles. According to Mokammel, Rabeya is a "deconstruction" of the [[Sophocles]] play, ''[[Antigone (Sophocles play)|Antigone]]'', and was premiered on December 6, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-66247.html|title=A deconstruction of Antigone, set in 1971|date=2008-12-06|access-date=2021-10-31|website=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>

The film was shot in [[Khulna]] and [[Bagerhat District|Bagerhat]], and was screened at the [[Singapore International Film Festival]] and in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=“Rabeya” to make its international festival debut in Singapore|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-129809|date=2010-03-13|access-date=2021-10-31|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref> It was also broadcast on television in [[ATN Bangla]] on December 13, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Feature film Rabeya on ATN Bangla today|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-68720|date=2008-12-26|access-date=2021-11-02|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Two orphaned sisters, Rabeya (Bonna Mirza) and Rokeya (Jyotika Jyoti), live with their uncle, Emdad Kazi (Aly Zaker), who is a conservative Muslim League leader supporting the [[Pakistan Army]], in the village of Ibrahimpur located by the [[Rupsa River]] in the Ganges Delta, where a Pakistani army captain stationed a military base. Emdad wants one of his nieces, Rabeya, to be married to his son, Tariqul. Kazi's nephew, Khaled, joins the [[Mukti Bahini]] to fight for Bangladesh's independence, but was shot dead by the Pakistan Army during a battle, and was let alone unburied by the river, and no one was allowed to be near the corpse. The Pakistan Army warned to not bury any guerrilla fighter, branded as an 'Indian agent' or 'traitor', and anyone doing so will be executed. Rabeya attempted to bury her brother, but while doing so, she runs away from the spot after almost being noticed by the razakars. Later, she tries to bury her brother again, but was caught and later spared. Rabeya was later taken to her uncle, who told her that burying someone is not a duty of a woman. One night, she goes alone and attempts to continue burying her brother, but was caught by the Pakistan Army and was shot dead. The Bengali guerrilla fighters declare Rabeya as a martyr, and inspire the poor peasants to stand against the army for an independent Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-31492|title=Shooting underway for Tanvir Mokammel's film "Rabeya”|date=2008-04-10|access-date=2021-10-31|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tanvir Mokammel films screening at Kolkata|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/07/22/tanvir-mokammel-films-screening-at-kolkata|date=2014-07-22|access-date=2021-10-31|work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Aly Zaker]] as Emdad Kazi - A conservative chairman of the village of Ibrahimpur.
* [[Bonna Mirza]] as Rabeya - A courageous sister who attempted to bury her brother, Khaled, but was shot dead at the spot.
* [[Tauquir Ahmed]] as the intellectually challenged son of Kazi.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bangla Director Dedicates New Film to 1971 War Martyrs|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/bangla-director-dedicates-new-film-to-1971-war-martyrs/676423|date=2011-03-11|access-date=2021-11-01|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref>
* [[Arman Parvez Murad]] as Tariqul - Rabeya's [[fiancé]].
* [[Jyotika Jyoti]] as Rokeya - Rabeya's sister.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jyoti in Tanvir Mokammel's Jibon Dhuli|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-250288|date=2012-09-19|access-date=2021-10-31|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>
* [[Masum Aziz]] as a soldier of the Pakistan Army
* [[Uttam Guho]]
* [[Chitralekha Guho]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Chitralekha Guha busy with 3 drama serials|url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/26700|date=2015-12-14|access-date=2021-10-31|work=[[The Independent (Bangladesh)|The Independent]]}}</ref>
* [[Abul Hayat]] as the father of the sisters, possibly, in a cameo appearance.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language Bangladeshi films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tanvir Mokammel]]
[[Category:Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:Guerrilla warfare in film]]

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