In This World (2003)

Drama • PT1H28M

In This World

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

Top Cast

  • Jamal Udin Torabi as Jamal
  • Enayatullah as Enayat
  • Imran Paracha as Travel Agent (Pakistan)
  • Hiddayatullah as Enayat's Brother (Pakistan)
  • Jamau as Enayat's Father (Pakistan)

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