Overview:
Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola's neice, Rani, insists they can't let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims, Jamal's only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time ago| Status: | Released (2004-10-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Ashvin Kumar |
| Productions: | Alipur Films, On the Road |
| Production Countries: | India, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | हिन्दी |
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- 1072686: Roland Heap - Sound Editor - Sound
- 1069812: Nainita Desai - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1069814: Ritu Kumar - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 1069810: Ashvin Kumar - Editor - Editing
- 1072687: Kath Pollard - Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sound
- 1069810: Ashvin Kumar - Director - Directing
- 1069813: Markus Hürsch - Cinematography - Crew
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When his cricket ball crosses into no-mans land on the heavily mined India/Pakistan border, the young "Jamal" (an engaging effort from Julfuqar Ali) tries to retrieve it - at peril to his life! Pretty soon, a pair of Indian soldiers are chasing him and he has to hide amongst the rock ....
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