redatelj / director: Angelos Rallis
scenarist / screenwriter: Angelos Rallis
snimatelj / cinematographer: Angelos Rallis
montaža / editing: Nadia Ben Rachid, Angelos Rallis
producenti / producers: Angelos Rallis, Maria del Mar Rodriguez
zemlja / country of origin: Grčka, Francuska / Greece, France
godina / year of production: 2023.
trajanje / duration: 92 min.

U jednom od nizinskih obalnih područja Bangladeša uz rijeku Brahmaputra, 12-godišnja djevojčica Afrin, koja je siroče, živi na poplavom opustošenom otoku bez struje. Njezini rođaci žele je udati, što je nezakonito, iako je uobičajena praksa. Ali Afrin nije poput drugih djevojaka, ona ima svoje planove i razmišljanja. Kada njezinu kuću potopi poplava odlučuje ostaviti za sobom jedini svijet koji je ikada poznavala i krenuti na opasno samostalno putovanje brodom kako bi pronašla oca kojega nikada nije upoznala. U jednom od najgušće naseljenih gradova na svijetu, Dhaki, na rubu i preplavljenom opasnostima i misterijama, Afrin se suočava s nemogućim. Ali se sprijatelji s grupom siročadi i ne gubi nadu da će se ponovno ujediniti sa svojim ocem i ostvariti bolji život.

In one of Bangladesh’s low-lying coastal areas along the Brahmaputra River, a 12-year-old orphan girl named Afrin lives on a flood-ravaged island without electricity. Her relatives want to marry her off, which is illegal though common practice, but Afrin is not like other young girls, she has plans and a mind of her own. When her house is submerged by floods, she decides to leave behind the only world she has ever known and undertake a treacherous solo boat journey to find the father she has never met - in one of most densely populated cities in the world. In Dhaka, a city on the brink and overflowing with danger and mystery, Afrin faces the impossible, but she befriends a group of fellow orphans and never lets go of the hope of reuniting with her father and a better life for herself.

Festivali i nagrade / Festivals and awards

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival – WFF Award for Best Environmental Film
Giffoni Film Festival

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