Char... The No-Man's Island

Char... The No-Man's Island is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sourav Sarangi.[1] The documentary is a co-production by India, Japan, Norway, Italy and England. The film was shown in the Berlin Film Festival.[2][3]

Char... The No-Man's Island
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Directed bySourav Sarangi
Written bySourav Sarangi
StarringRubel Mondal
Sofikul Sheikh
CinematographySourav Sarangi
Edited bySourav Sarangi
Release date
  • 13 December 2012 (2012-12-13) (Dubai International Film Festival)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesBengali, Hindi

Synopsis

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The film revolves around Rubel, a young boy who wants to attend school, but whose financial circumstances force him to become a smuggler from India to Bangladesh. Every day, he has to cross a river that forms the border between the two countries. He stays at an island named Char which is a no-man's land and is patrolled by the border security force of both countries.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bhattacharya, Budhaditya (22 February 2013). ""Filmmaker without borders"". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Berlin Calling". The Times of India (Calcutta Times). 16 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Char... The No-Man's Island". Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Char... The No-Man's Island". Dubai Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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