Abdul Ahmad, Enayatullah, Hiddayatullah
Jamal and Enayat are cousins. Jamal, the younger of the two, is an orphan; he lives in a refugee camp and spends his days working at a brickworks. Enayat sells electrical goods at his father's market ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
Stats: 134 reviews
Revealing, studied window into people migration from Pakistan to the UK. Humbling sacrifice at every turn gets you routing for the leads and challenges you to question your views on immigration.
An interesting blend of documentary/drama which is an inspiring tale of two family members traveling from Afghanistan to London. This documents a truely remarkable friendship to make even the greatest buddy movies seem rubbish. It has heart and brings a certain freshness to the s...( read more)
Running at a taut 88 minutes, In This World races the characters along their long and arduous road. At times, this brutal non-narrative travelogue seems to wander from its destination -- though it clearly builds to a harsh emotional peak at the climax. A pitch-black 40-hour freig...( read more)
Amazing, shocking movie. A true human document. But it is merely representative of the many such stories that happen every day in this cruel exploitative business of people smuggling. Must-see.
Sketches of lives whose monetary value is among the lowest in this world. Genuinely driven, genuinely important - a genuine success.
It feels torn from the kind of newsreel that brings an ache to the heart. full review
What's real and what's fiction in the film is hard to say, but we trust that the images are informed by truth. full review
It's a tremendous human drama, with each stage of its characters' journey a white-knuckle thriller in miniature. full review
If there is heartbreak in this movie, there is also a sense of energy that makes it almost exhilarating. full review
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