To a Land Unknown

To a Land Unknown
Directed byMahdi Fleifel
Screenplay byMahdi Fleifel
Fyzal Boulifa
Jason McColgan
Produced byGeoff Arbourne
Mahdi Fleifel
Maria Drandaki
Layla Meijman
Maarten van der Ven
François Morisset
StarringMahmood Bakri
Aram Sabbagh
Angeliki Papoulia
Mohammad Alsurafa
Mouataz Alshalton
Mohammad Ghassan
Mondher Rayahneh
CinematographyThodoris Mihopoulos
Edited byHalim Sabbagh
Music byNadah El Shazly
Production
companies
Inside Out Films
Nakba FilmWorks
Salaud Morisset
Homemade Films
Studio Ruba
Distributed byWatermelon Pictures
Release date
  • May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22) (Cannes)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Greece
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Palestine
LanguagesArabic
English
Greek

To a Land Unknown is a 2024 drama film, directed and co-written by Mahdi Fleifel.[1]

A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Palestine, the film 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.[2]

The cast also includes Angeliki Papoulia, Manal Awad, Mohammad Ghassan, Mondher Rayahneh, Mouataz Alshaltouh and Mohammad Alsurafa in supporting roles.

Distribution

Halim Sabbagh, Mahdi Fleifel, and Nadah El Shazly at the film's premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and had its North American premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

It has been acquired for commercial distribution by Watermelon Pictures in North America.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Stephanie Bunbury, "‘To A Land Unknown’ Review: Sympathetic Story Of Stranded Palestinian Refugees Avoids Turning Them Into Heroes – Cannes Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood, 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Jordan Mintzer, "‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: A Gritty Drama About Young Palestinians Caught in an Eternal State of Exile". The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival unveils 43 titles in Centrepiece programme". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ John Hopewell, "Watermelon Takes Mahdi Fleifel’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Hit ‘To a Land Unknown’ for North America". Variety, September 8, 2024.
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