In the desolate wilderness of the disappearing islands along the Brahmaputra river, 12-year-old orphan Afrin is coming of age. Acclaimed director and cinematographer Angelos Rallis filmed over five years as heavy rainfalls and flood waters ravage Afrin’s island, and he captures her refusal to surrender to Bangladesh’s deadly tides. As Afrin rows herself in a wooden boat toward the teeming metropolis of Dhaka, she attempts to find her estranged father, only to find herself among the millions of new climate refugees. Forced to grow up fast, Afrin must confront the mysteries of a sinking world where her dreams merge with reality.
- Year2024
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageBengali
- CountryGreece
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Awardsji.hlava film festival - Testimonies Award, Filemon - CIFEJ Award, IFFI - Best Direction, Mediterranean Film Festival - Best Camera
- DirectorAngelos Rallis
- ScreenwriterAngelos Rallis
- ProducerMaría del Mar Rodriguez Carnero (La Mari), Philippe Gompel, Birgit Kemner, Angelos Rallis
- Executive ProducerDaniel Cantagallo, David Piperni, Hafiz Uddin Munna, Giorgos Rallis
- CastAfrin Khanom
- CinematographerAngelos Rallis
- EditorNadia ben Rachid, Angelos Rallis
In the desolate wilderness of the disappearing islands along the Brahmaputra river, 12-year-old orphan Afrin is coming of age. Acclaimed director and cinematographer Angelos Rallis filmed over five years as heavy rainfalls and flood waters ravage Afrin’s island, and he captures her refusal to surrender to Bangladesh’s deadly tides. As Afrin rows herself in a wooden boat toward the teeming metropolis of Dhaka, she attempts to find her estranged father, only to find herself among the millions of new climate refugees. Forced to grow up fast, Afrin must confront the mysteries of a sinking world where her dreams merge with reality.
- Year2024
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageBengali
- CountryGreece
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Awardsji.hlava film festival - Testimonies Award, Filemon - CIFEJ Award, IFFI - Best Direction, Mediterranean Film Festival - Best Camera
- DirectorAngelos Rallis
- ScreenwriterAngelos Rallis
- ProducerMaría del Mar Rodriguez Carnero (La Mari), Philippe Gompel, Birgit Kemner, Angelos Rallis
- Executive ProducerDaniel Cantagallo, David Piperni, Hafiz Uddin Munna, Giorgos Rallis
- CastAfrin Khanom
- CinematographerAngelos Rallis
- EditorNadia ben Rachid, Angelos Rallis