Bandhobi
| Bandhobi | |
|---|---|
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 반두비 |
| Revised Romanization | Bandubi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pantupi |
| Directed by | Shin Dong-il |
| Written by | Lee Chang-won Shin Dong-il |
| Produced by | Shin Dong-il Kim Il-kwon |
| Starring | Mahbub Alam Pollab Baek Jin-hee |
| Cinematography | Park Jong-chul |
| Edited by | Moon In-dae |
| Music by | Kim Jong-keun |
| Distributed by | IndieStory |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Bandhobi (Korean: 반두비; RR: Bandubi Bengali: বান্ধবী) is a 2009 South Korean independent film directed by Shin Dong-il, about a frustrated and rebellious high school student who ends up becoming a friend of a migrant worker from Bangladesh who is desperate to receive his unpaid wages back. The title means "female buddy" in Bengali.
Lead actor Mahbub Alam is a longtime resident of South Korea who entered the country as a migrant worker. He has since appeared in small film roles and become involved in various activist projects, including the launch of the Migrant Worker Film Festival, for which he serves as festival director.