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In This World

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  • 1h 28m
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In This World (2002)
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A refugee family is trying to reach more peaceful lands illegally inside trucks.A refugee family is trying to reach more peaceful lands illegally inside trucks.A refugee family is trying to reach more peaceful lands illegally inside trucks.
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  • Director
    • Michael Winterbottom
  • Writer
    • Tony Grisoni
  • Stars
    • Jamal Udin Torabi
    • Enayatullah
    • Imran Paracha
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Winterbottom
  • Writer
    • Tony Grisoni
  • Stars
    • Jamal Udin Torabi
    • Enayatullah
    • Imran Paracha
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:01
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    Photos6

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    Top cast

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    Jamal Udin Torabi
    • Jamalas Jamal
    Enayatullah
    • Enayatas Enayat
    Imran Paracha
    • Travel Agent (Pakistan)as Travel Agent (Pakistan)
    Hiddayatullah
    • Enayat's Brother (Pakistan)as Enayat's Brother (Pakistan)
    Jamau
    • Enayat's Father (Pakistan)as Enayat's Father (Pakistan)
    Wakeel Khan
    • Enayat's Uncle 1 (Pakistan)as Enayat's Uncle 1 (Pakistan)
    Lal Zarin
    • Enayat's Uncle 2 (Pakistan)as Enayat's Uncle 2 (Pakistan)
    Ahsan Raza
    • Money Changer (Pakistan)as Money Changer (Pakistan)
    Mirwais Torabi
    • Jamal's Older Brother (Pakistan)as Jamal's Older Brother (Pakistan)
    Abdul Ahmad
    • Groom (Pakistan)as Groom (Pakistan)
    Amanullah Torabi
    • Jamal's Younger Brother (Pakistan)as Jamal's Younger Brother (Pakistan)
    Ramzan Ali
    • Driver 1 (Pakistan)as Driver 1 (Pakistan)
    Chaman Ali
    • Driver 2 (Pakistan)as Driver 2 (Pakistan)
    Rasheed
    • Soldier Shaheen (Pakistan)as Soldier Shaheen (Pakistan)
    Allah Bauhsh
    • Farid (Pakistan)as Farid (Pakistan)
    Hossain Baghaeian
    • Behrooz (Iran)as Behrooz (Iran)
    Yaaghoob Nosraj Poor
    • Kurdish Father (Iran)as Kurdish Father (Iran)
    Ghodrat Poor
    • Kurdish Mother (Iran)as Kurdish Mother (Iran)
    • Director
      • Michael Winterbottom
    • Writer
      • Tony Grisoni
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film had two working titles before settling on its final name. While it was being shot, it was known as "The Silk Road". This was primarily as a cover, since officials in many countries were told the film was a documentary about that historical subject. Later, it was known as "M1187511", which was the UK Home Office's file number for the real-life Jamal's application for refugee status. Before its release however, the title was changed to "In This World". As Michael Winterbottom describes on the DVD, the title came from a line in the film where Jamal was translated as saying that a central character was dead. Jamal informed Winterbottom, on seeing this, that it was inaccurate. What he had actually said was that the man was "no longer in this world". Hence the film's title.
    • Quotes

      Jamal: [on phone] This is Jamal, calling from London. Yes... yes, I got to London. Enayat? He's not here. He's not in this world.

    • Alternate versions
      The British DVD features a 1.78:1 transfer of the film. Although the film was shot for release in theaters at 2.35:1, because it was made on DV, the total space of the filmed image was 1.78. The film was masked for theatrical release, as the director intended. However, for subsequent showing on BBC and then DVD release, the film was shown open matte. The American DVD, on the other hand, respects the theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1.
    • Connections
      Featured in Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 16 October 2003 (2003)

    User reviews35

    Review
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    masterly mix of documentary and dramatic techniques
    It is a magnificently crafted film from a cinematic standpoint, following no formulaic conventions about how to tell a story. It mixes dramatic and documentary techniques to create a moody, unflinching look at the plight of refugees of war. By introducing techniques of voice-over fact presentations and title overlays, it sets up an expectation that we are about to watch a documentary, and that what we are about to see is being filmed as it happens. Yet clearly, it must be a fiction, because it's too sharp, clean, and choreographed to be anything but staged. It maintains a curiously detached and distanced voice, and even the characters themselves seem rather remote from their own lives. They have a sad, worn-down air, and seem to trudge ahead with neither hope nor fear even in the most horrific circumstances. Their detachment from their own lives distances the viewer from them as well, unfortunately.
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    • Oct 23, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • Pashtu
      • Persian
      • English
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Trong Thê Gioi Này
    • Filming locations
      • UK
    • Production companies
      • The Film Consortium
      • Film Council
      • The Works
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £75,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $84,299
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,602
      • Sep 21, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $322,097
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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