In This World (2003)

  • NR
  • 09/19/2003 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 28m

The journey to freedom has no borders.

Overview

Torn straight from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's compelling and prescient 'In This World' follows young Afghan Jamal and his older cousin Enayat as they embark on a hazardous overland trip from their refugee camp at Peshawar, north-west Pakistan. Entering Turkey on foot through a snowy, Kurdish-controlled pass, the pair again take their lives into their hands and face suffocation when they are locked in a freight container on a ship bound for Italy. From there they plan to travel on to Paris, the Sangatte refuge centre and ultimately asylum in London.

Michael Winterbottom

Director

Tony Grisoni

Writer

Cast

Jamal Udin Torabi's headshot

Jamal Udin Torabi

Jamal
Enayatullah's headshot

Enayatullah

Enayat
Imran Paracha's headshot

Imran Paracha

Travel Agent (Pakistan)
Hiddayatullah's headshot

Hiddayatullah

Enayat's Brother (Pakistan)
Jamau's headshot

Jamau

Enayat's Father (Pakistan)
Wakeel Khan's headshot

Wakeel Khan

Enayat's Uncle 1 (Pakistan)
Lal Zarin's headshot

Lal Zarin

Enayat's Uncle 2 (Pakistan)
Ahsan Raza's headshot

Ahsan Raza

Money Changer (Pakistan)

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