To a Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel, selected for the Cinéastes Fortnight 2024

Mahdi Fleifel's new film , To a Land Unknown, has been selected for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024. It will be unveiled from May 15 to 25, during the Cannes Film Festival 2024.

Chatila and Reda save up to buy fake passports to leave Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned money to drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan that involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in order to get him and his best friend out of this desperate environment before it's too late.

Mahmood Bakri, Aram Sabbah, Mohammad Alsurafa and Angeliki Papoulia are scheduled to join the cast of this new film by Mahdi Fleifel, his first feature-length fiction film after a notable stint in documentary.

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Quinzaine des Cinéastes ' review: "The first fiction film by a Palestinian filmmaker who has made a name for himself in the documentary field, To a Land Unknown recounts the desperate attempts of two illegal Palestinian cousins stranded in Athens to find a scheme that will enable them to reach Germany. Nourished by New York American cinema (like Macadam Cowboy etc.) , To a Land Unknown speeds along like a nervous, tragic thriller that's also very well documented."

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