Lost Land (2025)

Akio Fujimoto | Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany | 2025 | 99 min | PG (Some Violence) Two siblings must traverse perilous waters to leave their Rohingya camp in Bangladesh and reunite with their family in Malaysia. Somira and her brother Shafi always seem to find time to play games, even when fleeing by boat from Bangladesh. The sudden arrival of coastguards scatters the Rohingya refugees, stranding them in southern Thailand. The children are soon plunged into a real-life hide-and-seek game as they hunt for food, shelter and safety. When other refugees take them in, their way to Malaysia seems assured, only for the odds to turn against them. Starring over 200 Rohingya people, Lost Land is a visceral depiction of their collective experience. The first feature made entirely in the Rohingya language, it is shot at the eye-level of its young actors, capturing the trauma of displacement and the silence that allows its perpetuation.