“Can I call this place my home?”
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its refugee-status. Life becomes unpredictable and their days in Japan seem numbered. A haunting story about the balancing act of finding your place in the world.
Lina Arashi
Sarya
Daiken Okudaira
Sota Zakiyama
Arashi Kahafizadeh
Mazrum
Lilly Kahafizadeh
Arin
Lion Kahafizadeh
Robin
Takashi Fujii
Ota Takeshi
Chizuru Ikewaki
Noriko Zakiyama
Hanae Kan
Yuko Komukai
Shunya Itabashi
Hideo Hara
Yuzumi Shintani
Manami Nishimori
My Small Land is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of kurd. Directed by Emma Kawawada, it stars Lina Arashi, Daiken Okudaira, Arashi Kahafizadeh. Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its refugee-status. Life becomes unpredictable and their days in Japan seem numbered. A haunting story about the balancing act of finding your place in the world.
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