My Small Land (2022)

Immigrant/foreigner living and working really hard in Japan. The kind hearted people, the harsh reality, the politic, the law, the people the society…

Searching for the root, thr foreign land, the fit in, the adaptation, th e foreign look the differences,

Both movies showed how immigrant struggle in foreign land. They worked very hard, they fzce bully, discrimination, language barrier, bilingual, yet they are strong people. Strong family and friends close tight.

17-year-old Salya grew up in Japan from an early age, leaving the place where she was born with a Kurdish family. She lived a normal high school life, just like the Japanese of her generation, but at some point she lost her status of residence and her family's daily life changed completely. In Saitama, there is an area where about 2000 Kurds live, and Salya is a high school girl who lives there. It tells the story of her growing up, struggling with her identity when she meets a Japanese boy.