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Synopsis

In a claustrophobic and lonely city – a salesman, on the verge of poverty, waits for a migrant visa to Italy, hoping that it would change his luck and create a better future for his family.
Official Selection Encounters Film Festival 2020 - World premiere
Official Selection Busan International Short Film Festival 2020
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2021

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 min 26 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Ariq Anam Khan
Producer
London Film School, Tariq Anam Khan, Ariq Anam Khan
Editor
Sameer Ahmed
Screenwriter
Ariq Anam Khan
Director of Photography
Eng Teck Ng
Production Designer
Iftakhar Khan
Sound
Nahid Masud, Ariq Anam Khan
Composer
Arafat Mohsin
Principal cast
Jahangir Alam, Sharmeen Akhee, Baidya Nath Saha, Khairul Alam Tipu

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB

Sales Company

Ginette Harrold

The London Film School
24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB

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