This movie gives us a chance to glance into the livelihood of people living along the edge of river Icchamati - dividing India and Bangladesh. Set at the time of Bijaya Dashami, the last day of Durga Puja and the day for immersion of idols ('bisorjon'), immense number of people gather along the bank of the river, just to visualize the immersion of many idols of Gods and Goddesses coming from both India and Bangladesh. But this is an auspicious time for traffickers and evil people.
Here, in this story, a trafficker - trying to save his life, gets into Bangladesh, has troubles and thereafter gets care-taking from a Bangladeshi widow. She hides his identity, faces troubles, undertook sacrifice and finally helps him escape. But, the memories stay, with an additional trademark - their son.
The most noteworthy performance is that of Joya Ahsan - without her, the film wouldn't have been of that level. Kaushik Ganguly, as an antagonist, was fine. Abir Chatterjee was OK, but could have been better. The humanitarian, respectful among people of different religions is well-displayed. The pace of the movie also slows down a bit towards the end.
But still, this movie is one of the 'good' movies that has been released in the 21st century, and a worthy winner of the National Award for Best Bengali Film.
