“Rehana Maryam Noor” is a tense tale of abuse, accusation, and resistance in an unpredictable story right up to its incredible final act. Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad depicts the opposition and negligence at a university when Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical university, reports a professor abusing students. The backlash shows how easy it is for powerful men to behave unchecked. Rehana's relationship with her young daughter comes increasingly into focus as well, as the movie employs thriller components to ramp up the tension. “Rehana Maryam Noor” was the first Bangladeshi film to play at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.