In This World

53 thousand Afghan refugees

live in Shamshatoo camp...

at the city

of Peshawar in Pakistan.

They first arrived in 1979 fleeing

the Soviet invasion of theircountry.

The most recent came to escape

the US-led bombing campaign...

which began on October 7th, 2001.

Many of these children

were born here, like Jamal.

He is an orphan.

He works in a brick factory.

He gets paid

less than a dollar a day.

It is estimated that 7.9

billion dollars...

were spent on bombing

Afghanistan in 2001.

Spending on refugees

is far less generous.

The daily food ration is

25 grams of vegetable oil

and 60 grams of pulses.

Every family is given a tent,

a plastic sheet...

three blankets and one stove.

Who's moved my clothes?

I'm going, okay.

- Ask your uncle to help you.

- Okay.

Be careful.

Think carefully and don't...

Don't worry.

I'll tell him.

Wait for me!

Share the bread.

Eat like a human, slowly.

The meat is too tough!

I want to send my nephew

to London.

- Do you want to go to London?

- Yes.

I know a man that can help.

- He can arrange it?

- Yes.

We can talk to him.

- How are you?

- Good.

- How's Emal?

- He's not here now.

- Where is he?

- Kilburn High Road. He loves London.

This is my uncle, Wakeel.

This is my father.

I want to help him to a good future.

- Are you sending him to America?

- No, can't.

I've told him already, London.

Uncle, who will go with him?

Because he can't speak English.

It's a good price.

It's a very good price.

He'll have to go overland.

Death is everywhere,

we can't hide here or there.

Allah bless you.

Allah bless everyone.

Allah is great.

That's okay, leave it.

Wakeel from Peshawar?

You want Jamal?

Jamal, your uncle called. He

wants you to meet him in Peshawar.

- My uncle?

- Yes.

- Who's going to London?

- These two.

- Both of you?

- Yes.

You're better off

in your own country.

- Are you going by plane or by land?

- By land.

It's very dangerous

to go by land.

No, it's not dangerous.

- I'll give the money to you?

- Yes.

- It's in Dollars and Rupees.

- That's okay.

Okay.

When you get to London,

you phone me from there.

Then I'll give the money to him.

Here's your receipt.

Don't lose it.

He won't give me the money

until they phone.

That's dad.

He's on a plane.

It looks nice.

Look at you!

So you don't forget us.

Okay, l'm going now.

Look after yourself

and phone us sometime.

Bye, Aman.

I'll phone you.

Go home...

Go home, Aman.

I told you to go home!

I'll give you a slap!

Go home!

There you are!

Where were you? You're late!

- The bus is about to leave.

- I'm sorry.

Here are your ID cards.

This is your ticket, and this is the

number you ca when you get to Quetta.

There are 14.5 million

refugees in the world.

More than five million live

in Asia.

Almost one million of

these live in Peshawar.

Many of them want to leave.

Every year, one million

people in the world...

put their lives in

the hands of people smugglers...

Some arrive safely at

their destination.

Many get caught

by the authorities.

Some die along the way.

Where can I phone from?

From the public call office,

down there.

Ayub, bring my phone!

I'm flying my kite.

Hello.

Fine, how are you?

Who's this?

Enayat! How are you?

We are at the station,

the bus station.

Enayatullah?

I want to ask you something.

- What are you going to ask me?

- Just a question.

If I know the answer, I'll tell you.

If I don't, I can't.

Okay, you know the music?

Who made it, and where, and when?

I have no idea.

Okay, I'll tell you.

There was a husband and wife

who were always fighting.

Once they threw things

at each other in the kitchen...

and the music came from that.

They were fighting and throwing

spoons at each other...

and they sounded...

That's the answer?

That's all?

Yes, that simple!

Look at the view!

Look at the snow on the mountains.

- It's a nice place.

- Yes.

You're late.

We've been waiting for an hour.

Hurry up. Get on.

Enayat, in English

'ghro' is 'mountain'.

'Mountain' for 'ghro'.

Do you know the English

for 'wawra'? It's'snow'.

Snow?

You'll get it in four days!

Why do you need it?

- Give me your money!

- I don't have it.

Why do you embarrass me

in front of all these people?

Are you Chaman Ali?

- I want to talk to you.

- Wait in the car.

Where are you going?

Dalbandin.

Show me your license.

- Where are you going?

- To Dalbandin.

- What for?

- Shopping.

We're buying clothes

to sell in our shop in Quetta.

Come with me.

It's just my clothes.

- What's this?

- It's a Walkman.

Let me hear.

It's a gift from us to you.

Good luck.

Why did you give him my Walkman?

- He would have kept us there for days.

- You have no right to take my things.

Do you want to stay with him?

You gave away my Walkman!

It's just a Walkman.

Want to change some money?

There it is!

- Hi. Is this the Jamal Sher Hotel?

- Yes.

- Hi. Do you know Farid?

- No, we don't.

- Do you know Farid?

- No, but sit down.

- What do you want with Farid?

- That's private.

Have your tea.

Farid will be here later, God willing.

- So you're going to Iran?

- No.

Don't lie to me. If you want to go,

I can guarantee your safety.

If you're going to Iran...

you must change your money

from Rupees to Rials.

Give me your money.

- Is this the right amount?

- Yes.

- Okay, I trust you.

- No, count it.

How do you know

l'm a good person?

If you have a visa to Iran...

you just go over there and queue.

If you don't, you come with me.

Behrooz, telephone!

Okay, l'm coming.

I speak Pashtu.

I need to contact Behrooz.

Can you speak English or Farsi?

I don't understand Pashtu.

We're waiting.

We don't know where you are.

Speak English.

Jamal, talk to this man in English.

So, is it your first

time leaving Pakistan, eh?

This is your first time?

Ah, you went to

Afghanistan once.

Okay.

Jamal, don't tell him everything.

Be careful.

- What did he say?

- He doesn't say...

- Sorry?

- He doesn't say anything.

But he said something.

He was just saying

that...'What is he asking?'

Oh, right.

You know, I build a new pad.

I'll show you later.

This is just too f***ing like

chicken. You know what I mean?

No.

Why do we have

to change our clothes?

I don't know.

He says we should.

What d'you say?

He said, 'Why are we

changing clothes'?

Ah, because you have to be like,

I mean, you know, I mean...

you have to go to Tehran,

you have to be like Iranian.

With these clothes you

attention everybody, so...

you have to change

your clothes.

- Okay.

- Look like Iranian.

Hey, Jamal, this is a f***ing

long time, man. You not coming?

Did you finish?

All right.

It's much better.

Okay.

They're your trousers?

Here is your coat. Okay, well,

you give me your cap, okay?

This is much better, okay?

And, your cap...

And this is sh*t.

Why does he want our clothes?

What did he say?

What did he say?

He is saying that

'Why is he getting his...

But, I mean, this is bloody f***ing

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