My Small Land

"Can I call this place my home?"

May 6 2022 N/A 1h 54m
Drama

Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its refugee-status. Life becomes unpredictable and their days in Japan seem numbered. A haunting story about the balancing act of finding your place in the world.

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Plot

For Sarya (17), a Kurdish refugee girl in Japan, life seems to be looking up; her grades at school are enough to pursue college, she's surrounded with good friends and her relationship with Sota is becoming special. Sarya's life becomes upside down, however, when she learns that her family's refugee status is turned down, restricting her family of work and traveling across the city. Her father, who had continued to work to sustain a living, is taken into custody for illegal employment. Sarya is now suddenly forced into a situation where she is responsible not only for her younger siblings but for her very existence.

Written by

Emma Kawawada

Directed by

Emma Kawawada

Cast

Lina Arashi, Takashi Fujii, Sei Hiraizumi

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

NHK, AOI Pro., FILM-IN-EVOLUTION, ARTE/Cofinova 18

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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# of Votes
838
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA