Another World – dir. K M SOHAG RANA

(HONORABLE MENTION)

Original Film Title: Another World

Director’s Name: K M SOHAG RANA

Writer’s Name: K M SOHAG RANA

Producer: K M SOHAG RANA

Country of Origin: Bangladesh

Country of Filming: Bangladesh

Language: Bengali

Runtime: 9 minutes 51 seconds

Film Description:

In the unforgiving heart of a sprawling city, two orphaned brothers — ten-year-old Alauddin and his younger sibling Al-Amin — survive on the margins, living off coins begged on sun-scorched pavements and sharing dreams beneath the open sky. Despite their grim reality, Alauddin holds onto one burning hope: to give Al-Amin an education and a future beyond the streets. Trusting the promise of a local tea vendor, Masud, Alauddin saves every coin, believing it will lead his brother to school. But when Masud betrays them — neither returning the money nor keeping his word — the fragile dream begins to crack. One storm-drenched night, as Al-Amin burns with fever under a plastic sheet, Alauddin races through the rain to reclaim what’s theirs. What unfolds instead is a harrowing act of betrayal and violence, as Masud turns on the boy with unspeakable cruelty. And while Alauddin fights for justice in the dark, Al-Amin waits in silence, unaware that his world — and his brother — may never return the same. “Another World” is a haunting portrait of love, loss, and broken innocence in a city that offers everything but mercy.