| Char... The No-Man's Island | |
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| Directed by | Sourav Sarangi |
| Written by | Sourav Sarangi |
| Starring | Rubel Mondal Sofikul Sheikh |
| Cinematography | Sourav Sarangi |
| Edited by | Sourav Sarangi |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Bengali, Hindi |
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]
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]