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In This World
“The journey to freedom has no borders.”
20036.21h 28m
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.
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Written by Tony Grisoni
Produced by Andrew Eaton, Behrooz Hashemian, Anita Overland
0Top Cast
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Jamal Udin Torabi
Jamal
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Enayatullah
Enayat
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Imran Paracha
Travel Agent (Pakistan)
H
Hiddayatullah
Enayat's Brother (Pakistan)
J
Jamau
Enayat's Father (Pakistan)
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Wakeel Khan
Enayat's Uncle 1 (Pakistan)
L
Lal Zarin
Enayat's Uncle 2 (Pakistan)
A
Ahsan Raza
Money Changer (Pakistan)
M
Mirwais Torabi
Jamal's Older Brother (Pakistan)
A
Abdul Ahmad
Groom (Pakistan)
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About In This World
In This World is a drama film released in 2003. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, it stars Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Imran Paracha. 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.
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