CHAR The No-Man’s Island (97 minutes)

Subtitle: 
Displacement(s) Film Series
Activity Type: 
Film
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Presenter: 
Asian Studies Center
Date: 
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 16:00 to 18:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
125 Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Contact Person: 
Lynn Kawaratani,
Contact Email: 
lyk12@pitt.edu

CHAR The No-Man’s Island (97 minutes)
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.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWW_5lIbk2k

Discussion with Shashank Srivastava (10 minutes)

UCIS Unit: 
Asian Studies Center
International Week