Lost Land (HKAFF)
小孩子的失樂家園 (HKAFF)
- Released
- 06 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Original title
- Harà Watan
- Language
- bn
The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 99 minutes.
What it is about
In a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, Somira and Shafi share a modest yet happy childhood with their grandfather and grandaunt. One day, carrying their few belongings, the family boards a crowded boat crossing the sea to reunite with their uncle in Malaysia. The siblings cannot understand why strangers treat them like animals, or why the "hometown" the elders speak of feels so far away. Long drawn to the stories of Myanmar and immigrants, Japanese director Akio Fujimoto poignantly captures the cruel realities of the Rohingya people through the innocent eyes of children.
Orizzonti Special Jury Prize, Venice International Film Festival
What to expect
Akio Fujimoto follows two Rohingya children as their family leaves a Bangladesh camp for Malaysia by boat. The siblings cannot grasp why strangers treat them like animals or why the elders’ talk of “home” feels so far away — and the movie never steps outside their bafflement to explain. That restraint is what makes it land: the cruelty is simply there, seen but not underlined. Bengali dialogue, English subtitles. 99 min. Opens 6 October 2026 as part of HKAFF. The certificate and format (standard or IMAX) have not been confirmed.
Trailer
Cast
- Shomira Rias Uddin Muhammad
- Muhammad Shofik Rias Uddin Shafi
- Shofik Rias Uddin
- Shomira Rias Uddin Somira
Crew
- Director Akio Fujimoto
- Writer Akio Fujimoto
- Original Music Composer Ernst Reijseger
- Director of Photography Yoshio Kitagawa
- Producer Kazutaka Watanabe
Common questions
- How long is it?
- 99 minutes.
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- Bengali, with English subtitles.
- Is it suitable for children?
- The certificate has not been announced yet. The movie deals with refugee hardship through a child’s perspective, so parents may want to check the rating first.
- Is it showing in IMAX?
- Format details have not been released for this Hong Kong engagement.