In This World

In This World (2003)

The journey to freedom has no borders.

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.

Date of release
2003-03-28
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (59)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Director
Michael Winterbottom

Casting

  • 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)

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