21st Annual San Francisco Greek Film Festival

SFGFF 2024 - Documentary - more than 1 hour $10.00 per movie

Expired March 24, 2024 6:45 AM
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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.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    92 minutes
  • Language
    Bengali
  • Country
    Greece
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Awards
    ji.hlava film festival - Testimonies Award, Filemon - CIFEJ Award, IFFI - Best Direction, Mediterranean Film Festival - Best Camera
  • Director
    Angelos Rallis
  • Screenwriter
    Angelos Rallis
  • Producer
    María del Mar Rodriguez Carnero (La Mari), Philippe Gompel, Birgit Kemner, Angelos Rallis
  • Executive Producer
    Daniel Cantagallo, David Piperni, Hafiz Uddin Munna, Giorgos Rallis
  • Cast
    Afrin Khanom
  • Cinematographer
    Angelos Rallis
  • Editor
    Nadia ben Rachid, Angelos Rallis