Bandhobi

Bandhobi
Korean name
Hangul
반두비
Revised RomanizationBandubi
McCune–ReischauerPantupi
Directed byShin Dong-il
Written byLee Chang-won
Shin Dong-il
Produced byShin Dong-il
Kim Il-kwon
StarringMahbub Alam Pollab
Baek Jin-hee
CinematographyPark Jong-chul
Edited byMoon In-dae
Music byKim Jong-keun
Distributed byIndieStory
Release date
  • 25 June 2009 (2009-06-25)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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.