In This World (2002)

Directed by

Michael Winterbottom

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young Afghan refugees travel from a camp in Pakistan toward England. The film follows their dangerous illegal journey with bribes and smugglers.

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What happens

In This World is a 2002 British docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film follows two young Afghan refugees, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, as they leave a refugee camp in Pakistan for a better life in London. Since their journey is illegal, it is fraught with danger, and they must use back-channels, bribes, and smugglers to achieve their goal. The film won the Golden Bear prize at the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival and BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 57th British Academy Film Awards the film was nominated for Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film but lost to Touching the Void (directed by Kevin Macdonald). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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