Swatta
A tender but painful Bengali romance follows two socially discarded people whose love struggles against addiction, exploitation, and circumstance.
Overview
A poignant tale of love and survival amidst despair and addiction.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- romantic
- earnest
- melodrama night
- bengali cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the lead performances while noting rushed storytelling and inconsistencies in language and characterization.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central couple are a prostitute and a drug addict described as victims of their circumstances.
The plot explicitly frames both protagonists as helpless victims of their situation.
The film is associated with prominent songs including Tor Premete Ondho Holam and Naa Jani Kon Oporadhe, alongside multiple music awards.
The film is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language drama focused on socially vulnerable characters, despite noted dialogue-language inconsistencies.
Films like Swatta, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- Hashibur Reza Kallol
- Release Date
- 2017-04-07
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Shakib Khan
- Paoli Dam
- Shabnam Parvin
Common questions
- What is Swatta about?
- A tender but painful Bengali romance follows two socially discarded people whose love struggles against addiction, exploitation, and circumstance.
- What is Swatta like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Swatta as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Swatta violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Swatta as mild.
- What did critics think of Swatta?
- Critics broadly praised the lead performances while noting rushed storytelling and inconsistencies in language and characterization.
- Which films are like Swatta?
- Films with a similar feel include Amar Praner Priya, Devdas, and Maqbool.
- How long is Swatta?
- Swatta runs 140 minutes.
