The Stranger

Overview
In rural Bangladesh, young Kajal struggles with their gender identity while living with their mother Kohinoor and terminally ill grandmother. The sudden return of Kajal’s long-absent father, Javed, disrupts the fragile household, creating conflict between him and Kohinoor. Tensions deepen as Javed disapproves of Kajal’s cross-dressing and demands they be sent to boarding school, prompting Kajal to run away. Found ill but later recovering, Kajal learns Javed has left again, leaving only a bicycle as a parting gift. With their grandmother near death and their mother overwhelmed, Kajal defiantly pedals through the open fields wearing red lipstick—embracing a new chapter of self-discovery.
Casts & Credits
Similar
Visions of Violence (2007)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Cotton Candy Bubble Gum (2025)
Rushmore (1998)
Show Me Love (1998)
Maurice (1987)
The Map Reader (2008)
Little Lips (1978)
The Estrogen Gospel (2024)
Ninjababy (2021)
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
The Outsiders (1983)
The Wanderers (1979)
Stand by Me (1986)
Popular Music (2004)
A Menina que Nunca Viu o Mar (2022)