Two Meetings and a Funeral 6 years old

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.

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Two Meetings and a Funeral Cast

Name Character
Yasser Arafat He was 87, 75 years old when he died
Fidel Castro He was 90, 90 years old when he died

Two Meetings and a Funeral Crew

Name Department
Two Meetings and a Funeral (6 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 07, 2017
  • Runtime: 85 minutes