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In This World (2002)
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Director Michael Winterbottom's timely documentary-drama variation on the road movie won the Golden Bear at Berlin — as much for its humanity as its technical audacity and storyline. Shot on digital video and transferred to 35mm widescreen, this is an occasionally contrived exploration of the contentious and often overlapping issues of political asylum, economic migration and people-trafficking. En route from Afghanistan to London, the hardships of life for teenager Jamal Udin Torabi and his cousin Enayatullah, and for many of those they encounter on their journey, are arrestingly portrayed. The poverty, prejudice, exploitation, desperation and danger presented is sickeningly authentic; it's just a shame such brutal realism is compromised by a sentimental ending. DP
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Running time
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86min
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Country of origin
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UK
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Genre
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Documentary Drama
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Alternate title
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M1187511,
The Silk Road
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Original language
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English / Pashtu / Farsi
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Screenplay
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Tony Grisoni
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Theatrical distributor
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ICA Projects
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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March 2003
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Subtitling information
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In English, Pashtu, Farsi with subtitles
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| Berlin 2003 |
Golden Bear for Film |
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Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2003 |
Best Film Not in the English Language |
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Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2003 |
The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year |
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