In This World
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| In This World | |
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| Image:In This World film.jpg | |
| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by | Andrew Eaton, Anita Overland |
| Written by | Tony Grisoni |
| Starring | Jamal Udin Torabi Enayatullah |
| Distributed by | Sundance Channel (Region 1 DVD) BBC (UK) |
| Release date(s) | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 17 November, 2002 (premiere at LFF) Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 28 March, 2003 Image:Flag of the United States.svg 19 September, 2003 (NYC only) Image:Flag of Australia.svg 6 November, 2003 Image:Flag of Canada.svg 27 February, 2004 (limited) |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Language | Persian Pashtu |
| IMDb profile | |
In This World is a 2002 British docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film follows two young Afghan refugees, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, as they leave a refugee camp in Pakistan for a better life in England. Since their journey is illegal, it is fraught with danger, and they must use back-channels, bribes, and smugglers to achieve their goal.
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[edit] Style
The film creates the illusion of being a documentary, but it is in fact a drama that incorporates several improvised and covertly filmed scenes. Only a few of the actors (including the two leads) were professionals; most people played fictionalised versions of themselves. Some of the scenes can be regarded as documentary because of the secretive nature of the filmmaking. In areas rife with illegal activity, Winterbottom used guerilla filmmaking techniques to capture the necessary footage, so that some of the people who appear are unaware they were being filmed. Much of the dialogue in these scenes was improvised, and they expose some of the underground, back-room dealing that takes place in immigrant smuggling. The production team lied to authorities in several countries in order to secure filming rights, having met government resistance in Iran and Pakistan.
Dialogue is spoken in the language of the subjects of the film (Persian and Pashtu).
[edit] Distribution
The film was released in the UK in March, 2003 by the BBC after festival screenings in 2002. It was released in the United States in a limited number of cities in September, 2003 by Lions Gate as part of the short-lived Sundance Film Series partnership experiment with Loews Cineplex Entertainment. The film did not make much money, but was highly regarded by the critics that were able to see it.[citation needed]
[edit] Aftermath
In a case of life imitating art, after returning to Pakistan, Jamal Udin Torabi made the journey to London in reality and applied for asylum. He is now living with a family in South East London, although he will be forced to leave the UK before his 18th birthday.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Spirited Away tied with Bloody Sunday | Golden Bear winner 2003 | Succeeded by Head-On |
| Preceded by Talk to Her | BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language 2003 | Succeeded by The Motorcycle Diaries |
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