After living in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, four-year-old Shafi and his nine-year-old sister Somira embark on a perilous journey to Malaysia with a group of fellow Rohingya in the hope of reuniting with their scattered family. They spend seemingly endless days on an overcrowded smugglers’ boat until an incident at sea leaves them alone — and lost — in Thailand. But the kindness of the people they meet along the way, and their own indomitable spirit, reveal to them that they are never alone in the world, no matter how far from home.
FILM DETAILS
Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany · 2025 · 99 min · Drama
Original language: Rohingya
Themes: Refugee, displacement, memory, childhood
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
Southeast Asia (excl. Malaysia), Nordics, Poland, Portugal
Festivals and Awards
Venice Film Festival 2025
Orizzonti Special Jury Prize
Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2025
Jury Grand Prize
Alternativa Film Festival 2026
Nativa Award
Movies That Matter Festival 2026
Special Mention, Grand Jury Fiction category
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights 2026
Special Mention, Fiction Competition
CREDITS
Director and writer: Akio Fujimoto
Producers: Kazutaka Watanabe, Yuji Kakizaki
Cinematography: Yoshio Kitagawa
Key cast: Shomira Rias Uddin, Muhammad Shofik Rias Uddin
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