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In This World, Friday April 18, 2008
Filed under: Screening | Tags: BAFTA, Berlin Film Festival, British Independents, Directors' Guild of Great Britain, displaced persons, documentary, European Film Award nominee, In This World, Michael Winterbottom, Pakistan, people-smuggling, refugees, war
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This weekend, we’re screening In this World, directed by Michael Winterbottom. This film won the 2004 BAFTA Film Award, the 2003 Berlin Film Festival Award, the 2003 British Independent Film Award, the 2004 Directors’ Guild of Great Britain and was nominated for the European Film Awards.
“Shot over five months in 2002, Michael Winterbottom’s In This World starts out as a documentary about the plight of Pakistani immigrants that travel by land to London in search of a better life, then quickly morphs into something more interesting. Telling a fictionalized story about real-life, teenage refugee camp inhabitants Jamal and Enayat, the movie opens with a voiceover explanation of conditions of the camp where they live and of the realities of the people-smuggling trade. There are less than five minutes of this narration, however, before the movie launches into the expansive tale of their journey to escape poverty. As they travel from city to city, by bus, foot, and boat, a 3D world map charts their progress, Indiana Jones-style.” – Jeremy Heilman
The Director
Michael Winterbottom
Born in March 29, 1961 in England, Michael Winterbottom is a prolific British filmmaker who has directed fifteen films in the past twelve years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features.
His working style is more often to make actors improvise, rather than work exclusively from the script.
Show Information:
Date: Friday, April 18, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Date: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM
Venue:
Punjab Lok Rahs
Flat # 8, Third Floor, RB1, Awami Complex
Garden Town Lahore.
042 5940166, 0333 4320802
