In This World
In This World is an intimate, yet hard-hitting, response to the asylum controversy. It follows two Afghan teenagers as they escape from the Shamshatoo refugee camp in Pakistan, along the smugglers' route known as The Silk Road.
This compelling film follows refugees Jamal and Enayatullah as they travel overland to London, passing through Iran, Turkey, Italy and France. Their fictitious journey is a distillation of the experiences of a multitude of real life asylum seekers and migrants - courageous and resourceful people seeking a better life but whose stories so often end in tragedy.
Certificate: R
Key Credits and Cast: Dir Michael Winterbottom
Running time: 88 mins
Release date: 28 March 2003 (UK)
Country: UK
Language: English, Pashtu, Persian w/ English Subtitles
Format available: 35mm/digi
"In This World reveals a situation and involves us in an experience. No one seeing it will fail to be moved or to gain an understanding of what millions of people today are going through. " Philip French, The Observer
"A stark, intelligent, and utterly essential contribution to the asylum debate." Jamie Russell, BBC