India, Oct. 12 -- Alia Bhatt's Jigra was released in theatres on Friday. The film from Vasan Bala sees the actor play a sister desperate to free her brother from a foreign prison where he is on death row. Even as the action drama is receiving positive response from the audience and a section of critics, its narrative has evoked curiosity among many viewers. The film is set in the East Asian country of Hanshi Dao, an island nation with an autocratic and strict view to many things. Here's all you need to know about this country. (Also read: Jigra review: Alia Bhatt emulates Amitabh Bachchan's intensity; Vasan Bala's thriller doesn't let you down)

In the film, Hanshi Dao is the place where Vedang Raina's character Ankur and his cousin trave...