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To A Land Unknown

  • United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine | 2024 | Arabic, Greek, English
  • Director: Mahdi Fleifel
  • Screenplay: Mahdi Fleifel, Fyzal Boulifa, Jason McColgan
  • DoP: Thodoris Mihopoulos
  • Editor: Halim Sabbagh
  • Cast: Mahmood Bakri, Aram Sabbagh, Angeliki Papoulia, Mohammad Alsurafa, Mouataz Alshalton, Mohammad Ghassan, Monzer Reyahnah,

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival, 2024, Ghent International Film Festival 2024, Toronto International Film Festival 2024, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024



Synopsis :

After fleeing a camp in Lebanon, two Palestinian cousins are stranded in Athens, living in an underground limbo. Desperately seeking a way to reach Germany, they find themselves caught in an uncontrollable spiral. A compelling, uncompromising and nuanced look at the living conditions of migrants.


Directors Bio :

Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish- Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist. His films often examine the themes of social justice and the refugee experience. His debut feature documentary, A World Not Ours (2012), received over 30 awards at various festivals. He received a Silver Bear Jury Prize for his short, A Man Returned, in 2016.


Sales :

Salaud Morisset