Bangladesh, in pictures and debate: meeting Bangladeshi migrants
As part of the "South Asia and the Himalayas in pictures and debate" series.
Session 1 - Bangladesh in pictures and debate: meeting Bangladeshi migrants
The Game, directed by Joy Banerjee and Prokash Roy, 2023 l 43 min l VOSTFR
Their names are Mohamed, Abdullah, Ujjal... All of them once left Bangladesh for Europe, hoping for a better life. Some of them have succeeded in settling in Paris, even though they are undocumented. Others were not so lucky, and tell of the ordeal they endured in Libya, trapped by their smugglers. In France, the immigration debate is raging. The film, shot in the Sylet region of Bangladesh and in Paris, gives a face to these Bangladeshi migrants.
Projection followed by a debate in the presence of:
- Philippe Benoit (Inalco/Cerlom), specialist in Bengali culture and literature and
- Charza Shahabuddin (CESAH), specialist in contemporary Bangladesh,
- the directors
