Review
Dulhaji Dolena (2020): The Eccentric Portrait of Dul – Keeping On in a Sea of Endless Tidal Floods
A home is meant to be a safe haven a place of shelter and stability that plays a crucial role in everyday life. Yet its function can be deeply compromised by the surrounding environment. One of the gravest challenges is flooding: it not only damages property but disrupts daily routines, limits mobility, isolates access, and halts education, income, and other essential activities. This disruption creates an ongoing instability for affected communities. Dulhaji Dolena, a documentary by Anita Reza Zein, captures this reality through a cinéma vérité approach, where the filmmaker is actively present, documenting the life of Dulhaji as he navigates a village perpetually submerged by tidal flooding.
