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TO A LAND UNKNOWN

Year 2024
Runtime 105 mins
Language Arabic, English, Greek
Subtitles English
Alberta Premiere

From first-time feature director Mahdi Fleifel, TO A LAND UNKNOWN provides audiences with an uncompromising and nuanced look at the living conditions of migrants. This compelling film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. When Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches a risky plan to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late.

Festivals
Cannes Film Festival
Director
Mahdi Fleifel
Executive Producer
Elisa Van Waeyenberge, François De Villers, Frank Barat, Sawsan Asfari
Producer
Geoff Arbourne, Mahdi Fleifel
Screenwriter
Fyzal Boulifa, Mahdi Fleifel, Jason McColgan
Cinematographer
Thodoros Mihopoulos
Editor
Halim Sabbagh
Music
Nadah El Shazly
Cast
Mahmood Bakri, Aram Sabbah, Mohammad Alsurafa, Angeliki Papoulia, Mouataz Alshalton , Mohammad Ghassan, Monzer Rayahneh