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Lost Land

by Akio Fujimoto, Myanmar, Burma, 2025
Cinema

In the hope of reuniting with their scattered family, four-year-old Shafi and his nine-year-old sister Somira leave a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on a perilous journey to reach Malaysia.

Festivals & awards

Venice Film Festival, Orizzonti, 2025: Special Jury Prize
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Pingyao International Film Festival
Red Sea International Film Festival: Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film
FIFDH – International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights 2026: International Competition
Human Rights Film Festival Zurich: Closing Film

Children Human Rights Migration Rohingya Suppression
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Credits

Original Title
HarĂ  Watan
Title
Lost Land
Directed by
Akio Fujimoto
Country
Myanmar, Burma
Year
2025
Screenplay
Akio Fujimoto
Film Editing
Akio Fujimoto
Soundtrack
Ernst Reijseger
Cinematography
Yoshio Kitagawa
Sound
Youki Yaei, Xavier Thieulin
Costumes
Jessie Yeow
Production Design
Tam Khalid
Production
E.x.N K.K. (Kazutaka Watanabe), Panorama Films (Angèle de Lorme), Elom Initiatives (Sujauddin Karimuddin), Cinemata (Elise Shick), Scarlet Visions (Christian Jilka)
Formats
DCP, Blu-Ray
Runtime
99 min.
Language
Rohingya/d/f
Cast
Shomira Rias Uddin (Somira), Shofik Rias Uddin (Shafi)

In cinemas

Bern
May 14, 2026
1:30 p.m.
Rex 1
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May 16, 2026
4 p.m.
Rex 1
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Porrentruy
May 21, 2026
6 p.m.
Cinémajoie
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May 22, 2026
6 p.m.
Cinémajoie
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Saint-Imier
May 24, 2026
8:10 p.m.
Espace Noir
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May 27, 2026
8:10 p.m.
Espace Noir
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June 7, 2026
5:10 p.m.
Espace Noir
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June 11, 2026
8:10 p.m.
Espace Noir
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Wettingen
June 29, 2026
8 p.m.
Orient
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ZĂĽrich
May 18, 2026
6 p.m.
Xenix
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Pro Material

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Press voices

«Le film capte l’essentiel, la capacité de survie, portée par la grande sœur, ou aidée par quelques-unes des personnes rencontrées.» Abus de ciné

«Il faut saluer la part du chef opérateur Yoshio Kitagawa dans la réussite de Lost Land. Après avoir superbement rendu le monde naturel dans le discrètement hallucinant Le mal n’existe pas, de Ryusuke Hamaguchi, il use ici de la mobilité de la caméra et du grain judicieusement choisi pour l’image.» Cineuropa

«Fujimoto brings us into their world with harrowing intimacy, demanding that we not just witness but feel.» Next Best Picture

«The choice of child protagonists not only adds to Lost Land’s emotional heft but also brings home the extra level of uncertainty and confusion felt by youngsters across the globe forced to make these sorts of dangerous odysseys in hope of safe haven.» Eye for Film

«Die Rohingya Sprache verleiht den Protagonist:innen Handlungsmacht und unterstreicht ihre kulturelle Identität. Ethisch wachsam und formal konsequent.» moviebreak

«Lost Land emerges as an accomplished work, balancing raw authenticity with moments of visual artistry. Informative as well as emotionally devastating, it stands as another testament to Fujimoto’s directorial talent.» Asian Movie Pulse