To a Land Unknown

Synopsis

Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late.

Directors' Biography

Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish-Palestinian filmmaker known for his documentary and fiction films exploring themes of exile, displacement, and identity. Born in Dubai, he grew up in Lebanon's Ain el-Helweh refugee camp and later moved to Denmark.