Synopsis
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Rasheda Begum is today a respected and well known entrepreneur
far beyond the region of Modukhali (Bangladesh). She became solvent
thanks to tireless work and her good instinct for business. Back
in the eighties, Rasheda's family lived in extreme poverty. The
only cash income came from Rasheda's husband Ali, who worked for
a pittance as a labourer. When government officials came to the
village and offered the first micro credits, Rasheda saw her chance.
With her first micro credit she bought 20 square meters of land
and started a tree nursery. Until now, neither setbacks due to
flooding and drought, nor ruthless business practices from commercial
banks or extortionate rates of interests from money lenders, could
slow her down. Her children went to school; her living situation
improved. All is well, but not quite: There are still village
leaders, who complain about Rasheda Begum's success; her two oldest
girls didn't get their high school diploma, the oldest
son dropped out of school, and the bank is demanding payment of
a credit, or else....!
'The Rasheda Trust' shows the stages of development and the daily
routine of the entrepreneur Rasheda Begum, who rose from nothing
and holds her ground in a male dominated world.
Synopsis 2
«The Rasheda Trust» shows ups and downs of the Bangladeshi
entrepreneur Rasheda Begum, who rose from nothing and holds
her ground in a male dominated world. Back in the eighties,
Rasheda's family lived in extreme poverty. The only cash income
came from Rasheda's husband Ali, who
worked for a pittance as a day labourer. When government officials
came to the village and offered the first micro credits, Rasheda
saw her chance. A success story, filmed in Bangladesh between
1993 and 2005 surprising and entertaining.
52 minutes, 16:9, stereo, Bangladesh, 1993-2006
Subtitles: German, English, French
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Director
Jürg Neuenschwander
In Collaboration with
Razia Quadir
Cinematographer
Pierre Mennel
Peter Hammann
Oliver Wills
Sound Engineer
Ingrid Städeli
Film Editor
Regina Bärtschi
Eliane Schott
Sound Mixing
Peter von Siebenthal
Technical Direction
Manuel Schüpfer
Production Manager
Anna Fanzun
Producer
Jürg Neuenschwander
Production
Container Film INC, Zinggstrasse 16
CH 3000 Berne 23, +41 371 10 42
www.container-tv.com
Cooperation
Nargis Akhter, Farhana Khandakar
Rebecca Siegfried, Cornelia Jost
Mohd. Hannan
Set Photographer
Hasan Saifuddin Chandan
Farhana Khandakar
Co-Producer
Schweizer Fernsehen SF
Dharitri, Media and Communication
Equipment and AVID Studio
Container TV INC
Color Matching
Peter Guyer
Translation
Dharitri, Media and Communication
Swiss Bangladesh Cultural Club
Subtitle
Container TV INC, Zinggstrasse 16
CH 3000 Bern 23
With the Support of
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDS
Sophie Delessert, Katrin Schmitter, Toni Linder
Schweizer Fernsehen SF
Paul Riniker, Alberto Chollet
Swiss Federal Office of Culture
Amt für Kultur
des Kantons Bern / SWISSLOS
KulturStadtBern
Filme für eine Welt /
Films pour un seul monde
Brot für alle / HEKS /
Caritas / Fastenopfer
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