To a Land Unknown (2024)

Original title

Σε μια άγνωστη χώρα

Directed by

Mahdi Fleifel

Genre

crime film

Country

Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Germany

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Palestinian refugees in Athens scrape together money for fake passports to reach Germany. One of them spends their savings on heroin, forcing the other into a dangerous smuggling scheme.

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What happens

To a Land Unknown is a 2024 drama film, directed and co-written by Mahdi Fleifel. It stars Mahmood Bakri and Aram Sabbah as Chatila and Reda, Palestinian refugees living in Athens who are trying to save what little money they can acquire to purchase fake passports so they can move to Germany, only for Chatila to become drawn into a high-risk smuggling plot after Reda spends all their money on heroin. The film had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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