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, spending endless days on an overcrowded smugglers’ boat until an incident at sea leaves them alone and lost in Thailand.
FUJIMOTO Akio
Japanese filmmaker known for his intimate, socially engaged cinema. His debut feature, Passage of Life, received international acclaim, winning the Best Feature and the Spirit of Asia Best Director awards of the Asian Future section at the Tokyo International Film Festival.