Name of the film NO WAY OUT
Directed by Shekh Al Mamun
Duration 61 minutes 36 seconds
Year 2022
CountryBangladesh, South Korea
Language Bengali, Korean, Nepali, Khmer (English subtitles)
Special Note Kolkata Premiere
PRINCIPAL CREW
Cinematography Shekh Al Mamun, Kim Sang June
Sound Editing Sharmin Doza Tithy
Music Saiful Islam Jarnal
Editing Shekh Al Mamun
About the film
Eighteen years have passed since the implementation of the Employment Permit System in South Korea. Through this system, many migrant workers have stepped on Korean land to chase their dreams. The film's protagonists came to Korea from Bangladesh and Nepal in search of a dream, but because there is no freedom to change the workplace in the Employment Permit System, their dreams hit the walls of reality. This is the story of three migrant workers living the harsh lives of laborers in a foreign country.
About the director
Shekh Al Mamun was born in 1974 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He came to South Korea as a migrant in 1998 as a university student. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Human Rights movement for migrant workers. Currently, he is a full-time activist for the Asia Media Culture Factory, an organization supporting arts and culture projects for immigrants. He directed several fiction films and documentaries, including 'Paki' (2013), 'Goodbye' (2014), 'Day by Day' (2016), 'Diaspora' (2016), 'Journey into the Dream' (2017), 'This is not a House' (2018), 'Second Home' (2018), 'Why Not' (2020) and 'Perm' (2021).
