"In This World" is a 2002 BAFTA award-winning film by director Michael Winterbottom. The film won six other awards, including three from the Berlin International Film Festival. This film is a docudrama, and deals with two Afghan refugees trying to escape to Great Britain. "In This World" is in available in three languages: Pashtu, Persian and English. IMDB.com users rate In This World a 7.5 out of 10 possible stars.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310154/ratings
Plot Synopsis
Jamal and Enayatullah are two Afghan refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan. They decide to try to make it to London in order to be safe. The pair travel along the border of Iran and pay human smugglers to gain access into Iran. They succeed on the second try and travel on to Turkey. Jamal and Enayatullah meet some other refugees in Istanbul, Turkey and they travel to Italy inside a shipping container. The container is not ventilated and most of the group perish, including Enayatullah. Jamal stays in Italy for awhile then steals a purse and is able to purchase a ticket to Paris. Leaving Paris, he continues on, with a new friend and eventually arrives in London and passes on the information that Enayatullah is no longer in this world.
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)
Wakeel Khan as Enayat's Uncle 1 (Pakistan)
Lal Zarin as Enayat's Uncle 2 (Pakistan)
Ahsan Raza as Money Changer (Pakistan)
Mirwais Torabi as Jamal's Older Brother (Pakistan)
Abdul Ahmad as Groom (Pakistan)
Amanullah Torabi as Jamal's Younger Brother (Pakistan)
Reviews
"By keeping his focus small and personal, director Michael Winterbottom completely immerses a viewer in Jamal and Enayat's experience. It's quite devastating."—Liz Braun, Jam Movies http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/I/In_This_World/
"Though Winterbottom is not essentially a political filmmaker, this is his most engaged movie since 1997's "Welcome to Sarajevo," a far more emotionally powerful experience than the present item."—Derek Elley, Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117919351.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
