To a Land Unknown
Chatila and his cousin Reda are Palestinian refugees, stuck in Athens on their way from Lebanon to Germany. Scraping by with petty theft and prostitution, they develop a money-making scheme involving unsuspecting fellow refugees. The plan goes awry and leads to violence.
A politically charged film noir detailing the gradual moral degradation of decent people in extreme circumstances.
Genre
Competition
Movie length
Feature-length
Movie type
Fiction
Countries
Palestine / Great Britain / France / Netherlands / Germany / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Greece
Language
Arabic / English / Greek
Subtitles: German / English
Year
2024
Show Times
Thu, 03.04.2025 – 21:00, Filmpodium, Arab/d/e
Sat, 05.04.2025 – 15:00, Frame 3, Arab/d
Running Time
105'
Director
Mahdi Fleifel
Raised in a Palestinian refugee camp and trained at a British film school, Mahdi Fleifel has won many awards for his documentaries, feature and short films.
Screenplay
Mahdi Fleifel
Fyzal Boulifa
Jason McColgan
Fyzal Boulifa
Jason McColgan
Cinematography
Thodoris Mihopoulos
Music
Nadah El Shazly
Editor
Halim Sabbagh
Cast
Mahmood Bakri
Aram Sabbagh
Angeliki Papoulia
Mohammad Alsurafa
Mouataz Alshalton
Mohammad Ghassan
Aram Sabbagh
Angeliki Papoulia
Mohammad Alsurafa
Mouataz Alshalton
Mohammad Ghassan