No Land's Man

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No Land's Man
Directed byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Screenplay byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Produced by
Starring
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
companies
  • Chabial
  • Dialectic
  • Magic If Films
  • Bongo
[1]
Release date
  • 9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) (BIFF)
Countries
  • United States
  • Bangladesh
  • India
LanguageEnglish

No Land's Man is a 2021 American-Bangladeshi-Indian drama film directed and written by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. The film follows the journey of a South Asian man which becomes complicated when he meets an Australian woman in America. The plot of the film deals with fascism and identity crisis.[2] It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Eisha Chopra, Tahsan Rahman Khan among others.[3][4] The film, a joint production of United States, India, Australia and Bangladesh is produced by Farooki, Shrihari Sathe, Nawazuddin Siddiqui[5], Anjan Chowdhury, Faridur Reza Sagar and Nusrat Imrose Tisha. A.R. Rahman[6] also joins the film as an executive producer and music composer.[6][7].

It premiered in the "A Window on Asian Cinema" section at 26th Busan International Film Festival, which held from 6 to 15 October 2021.[8]

Cast[edit]

  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Naveen/ Sameer
  • Megan Mitchell as Cathy
  • Tahsan Rahman Khan
  • Eisha Chopra
  • Vikram Kochhar as Farookh
  • Andreas Pliatsikas as CBP Officer Calloway
  • Christian Andrew as Kidnapper
  • Holly Fraser as Maria
  • J. Brian as CBP Officer
  • Philip O'Gorman as CBP Officer
  • Wendy Heagy as NYPD Police Officer
  • Michael S. Walls as Border Patrol Detainee
  • Miguel Manzano as Daren
  • David MacPhail as Officer Liam
  • Ilya Zorin as Extras

Pre-production[edit]

In 2014, the film was awarded the Script Development Fund in the Motion Picture Association and Asia Pacific Screen Awards,[9][10] while being a part of the Asian Project Market at Busan International Film Festival.[3][4] It was also chosen as the best project at India’s Film Bazaar.[11] The film shot in the different locations in the United States, Australia and India.[6]

Release[edit]

No Land's Man will be premiered under the 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section at 26th Busan International Film Festival to be held from 6 to 15 October 2021. The film has also been nominated for Kim Jiseok award in Busan International Film Festival.[8]

Nomination[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient/ Nominee Result Ref.
2021 26th Busan International Film Festival Kim Jiseok award No Land's Man Nominated [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui roped in for Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's No Land's Man". Bollywood Hungama News Network. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ Joya, Sharmin (2 May 2020). "Celebrating Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's cinematic brilliance on his birthday". The Daily Star. Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Shahnewaz, Sadi Mohammad (21 November 2019). "No Land's Man: Why you should be excited". Dhaka: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tahsan to star in Farooki's No Land's Man". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka: Kazi Anis Ahmed. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Nawaz to star, co-produce Bangladeshi filmmaker's 'No Land's Man'". National Herald. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Ramachandran, Naman (10 January 2020). Wallenstein, Andrew (ed.). "Oscar-Winner A.R. Rahman Boards 'No Land's Man' as Composer and Co-Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Los Angeles, California. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. ^ "AR Rahman to co-produce Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer 'No Land's Man'". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's 'No Land's Man' nominated for Kim Jiseok Award at 26th Busan Int'l Film Festival". The Daily Star. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. ^ Frater, Patrick (12 December 2014). "Jafar Panahi, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Among APSA-MPA Award Winners". Variety. Los Angeles, California. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (12 December 2014). Mueller, Matt (ed.). "MPA APSA Fund awards $25,000". Screen International. London. ISSN 0307-4617. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  11. ^ "A.R. Rahman on board Nawazuddin Siddiqui's international film 'No Land's Man'". The Hindu. Chennai, Tamil Nadu: N. Ravi. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links[edit]

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