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.
In This World
“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.
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Status
Released
Production
BBC
Cast
Jamal Udin Torabi
Jamal
Enayatullah
Enayat
Imran Paracha
Travel Agent (Pakistan)
Hiddayatullah
Enayat's Brother (Pakistan)
Jamau
Enayat's Father (Pakistan)
Wakeel Khan
Enayat's Uncle 1 (Pakistan)
Lal Zarin
Enayat's Uncle 2 (Pakistan)
Ahsan Raza
Money Changer (Pakistan)
Mirwais Torabi
Jamal's Older Brother (Pakistan)
Abdul Ahmad
Groom (Pakistan)
Amanullah Torabi
Jamal's Younger Brother (Pakistan)
Ramzan Ali
Driver 1 (Pakistan)
Chaman Ali
Driver 2 (Pakistan)
Rasheed
Soldier Shaheen (Pakistan)
Allah Bauhsh
Farid (Pakistan)
Hossain Baghaeian
Behrooz (Iran)
Yaaghoob Nosraj Poor
Kurdish Father (Iran)
Ghodrat Poor
Kurdish Mother (Iran)
Mehdi Poor
Kurdish Baby (Iran)
Ahmad Azami
Kurdish Father (Iran)
Yusef Azami
Kurdish Son (Iran)
Mr. Eghdame
Bus Driver 1 (Iran)
Mr. Dehghame
Bus Driver 2 (Iran)
Mr. Yusuf
Bus Driver 3 (Iran)
Bayram Arjangi
Truck Driver (Iran)
Jaffa Eghbali
4WD Driver (Iran)
Kerem Atabeyoğlu
Policeman (Turkey)
Erham Sekizcan
Factory Boss (Turkey)
Nabil Elouahabi
Yusif (Europe)
Paul Popplewell
Voice Over (Europe) (voice)
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