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Films on the Liberation War
-Four documentaries made during the War -- Zahir Raihan's “Stop Genocide” and “A State is Born”, Babulal Chowdhry's “Innocent Millions”, Alamgir Kabir's “Liberation Fighters” -- are considered to be the first films made in Bangladesh.
-Chashi Nazrul Islam's “Ora Egaro Jon” (1972) is considered to be the first feature film on the War.
-“Muktir Gaan” (1995), based on footage shot by Leer Levin during the War, by Tareque and Catherine Masud is the most critically acclaimed Bangladeshi documentary.
-Humayun Ahmed's “Shyamol Chhaya” (2005) is the first film made on the Liberation War representing Bangladesh at the Academy Awards in Best Foreign Language Film category.
-Tanvir Mokammel's nearly four hour-long documentary “1971” (2012) is the lengthiest film on the war so far.