Doosra
Vinoth, a young Sri Lankan refugee, has been living alone and working in Switzerland for a year. He is looking for a volunteer activity to escape his loneliness but no one is willing to accept his help.
Summary
Doosra (2022) follows Vinoth, a young Sri Lankan refugee who has been living and working alone in Switzerland for a year. Although he has established a practical routine, his new life is marked by profound isolation. Hoping to connect with others and find a sense of purpose, he looks for volunteer work where he can offer his time and skills. Yet each attempt is met with reluctance, leaving him shut out from the community he is trying to join. The film is centered on Vinoth’s quiet struggle and the people and institutions he encounters as he searches for a place where he can feel useful and accepted. Rather than presenting his refugee experience through grand political drama, Doosra focuses on the everyday emotional realities of displacement: the difficulty of starting over, the loneliness of living between cultures, and the frustration of wanting to contribute while being treated as an outsider. With its intimate premise, the film explores belonging, compassion, and the invisible barriers that can separate people even in apparently welcoming societies. Vinoth’s search for volunteer work becomes more than a practical undertaking; it reflects his desire for human connection, recognition, and a life that feels shared rather than merely endured. Doosra is a restrained character study about loneliness and the dignity of seeking a place in the world.
