The Grave (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, The Grave is a drama film directed by Gazi Rakayet, running about 132 minutes. “A story of a grave digger” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Shirja Mia is grave digger. He begs from village to village to get death news. Now he has only two things in his life. One is a doll which he bought for his daughter and other is a number which he has got from his ancestors. His ancestors believed that if someone could dig hundred graves he would surely be placed in heaven. But no one could ever reach the target. When shirja was young he came to a Char and got married. They had a lovely daughter named Rahela. He had to go to town for work. Rahela asked for a doll from the town. One day Shirja bought a doll, but he couldn't come back to Char due to bad weather. Next day he heard that the tidal bore had washed out the Char. Later he came back to Char. But he didn't find his daughter and wife anywhere. The Char was full of dead bodies. At that time he started digging graves. When one grave left to reach the hundredth, he falls in big crisis with a girl like his daughter. Will Shirja be able to complete one hundred graves?

Who’s in it. The Grave stars Gazi Rakayet as Shirja Mia, Gazi Amatun Nur Duti as Rehala, Ashiul Islam as Moja and A.K. Azad Shetu as Soba, among others.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Grave page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Grave tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.