The Distant Shore

This is the story of an outsider who journeys through the sinews of a regimented society to explore what lies in the corridors of a controlled administration and to find out how the overwhelming politics in a so-called socialist country tramples down the hopes and aspirations of the people and wanes all human and social relationships. Personal pangs aside, the outsider happens to get involved in a number of situations that also expose the agony, angst and exasperation of the people, living in a command bureaucracy and economy. Amid fear and uncertainty, locals like Swat is punished for her love, Mizrab is forced to give up his riches while Abu Zariba, a staunch supporter and a beneficiary of the system, is happy to find ways to ink furtive deals. Besides, the outsider observes how the anti-imperialist stance of the Libyan top administration gives way to saber-rattling, resulting in the US pounding of the country, which not only renders the outsider and many other expatriates jobless but also shatters the dreams of the local young generation.