''No Land's Man'' is a 2021 American-Bangladeshi-Indian drama film directed and written by

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (born 2 May 1973) is a Bangladeshi film director, producer and screenwriter. His films ''Third Person Singular Number'', ''Television'', ''No Bed Of Roses'' were critically acclaimed across the world and received numero ...

. The film set on a journey of a South Asian man which becomes complicated when he meets an Australian woman in America. The plot of the film deals with the

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and the

identity crisis In psychology, identity crisis is a stage theory of identity development where it involves resolution of a conflict over the 8 stages of the lifespan.(Schultz, 216) The term was coined by German psychologist Erik Erikson. The stage of psychosoci ...

. It stars including

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui (; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in ''Patang'' (2012). He ga ...

, Eisha Chopra,

Tahsan Rahman Khan Tahsan Rahman Khan (Bengali:তাহসান রহমান খান; born 18 October 1979), known mononymously as Tahsan Khan or Tahsan, is a Bangladeshi musician and actor. He is the lead singer of his own rock band Tahsan and the Band. ...

and others. The film, a joint production of United States, India, Australia and Bangladesh is produced by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki,

Shrihari Sathe Shrihari Sathe is an Indian filmmaker and producer. Sathe is a 2013 Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow. His feature directorial debut, ''Ek'' ''Hazarachi'' ''Note'' ''(1000 Rupee Note)','' won the Special Jury Award and Centenary Awa ...

, Anjan Chowdhury, Faridur Reza Sagar and

Nusrat Imrose Tisha Nusrat Imrose Tisha, (born 20 February 1986) known mononymously as Tisha, is a Bangladeshi actress, model and producer who has appeared mainly in Bengali television and films. She has garnered landmark popularity with her praised performances b ...

A.R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

also joins the film as an executive producer and music composer.. It premiered in the "A Window on Asian Cinema" section at

26th Busan International Film Festival The 26th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea with South Korean film '' Heaven: To the Land of Happiness'' by Im Sang-soo. Park So-dam and Song Joong-ki hosted the opening of the ...

, which held from 6 to 15 October 2021.

Cast

Pre-production

In 2014, the film was awarded the Script Development Fund in the

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and

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, while being a part of the Asian Project Market at

Busan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

. It was also chosen as the best project at India’s Film Bazaar. The film shot in the different locations in the

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and

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Release

''No Land's Man'' will be premiered under the 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section at

to be held from 6 to 15 October 2021. The film has also been nominated for Kim Jiseok award in

Nomination

References

External links

* {{Mostofa Sarwar Farooki 2020s English-language films American drama films Indian drama films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Films based on American novels Films shot in the United States Films shot in Australia Films shot in India Films produced by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Films produced by Shrihari Sathe Films directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Films scored by A. R. Rahman 2021 films 2021 drama films 2020s American films