Racism is addressed in this film. There are depictions of explicit sexual acts, physical, psychological and sexualised violence as well as war and battle scenes.
ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin
Festival Opening: Mahdi Fleifel “To a Land Unknown”
Part of “ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin”
Opening speeches by Pascale Fakhry and Iskandar Ahmad Abdalla (ALFILM), Annemie Vanackere (HAU)
- Film
Arabic /
English /
Greek /
With English subtitles /
approx. 140 mins.
Fiction, 2024, 105 mins.
A run-down neighborhood on the fringes of Athens plagued by crime and poverty. Reda (Aram Sabbah) and Chatila (Mahmoud Bakri) are cousins struggling daily with the plight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians: the life of refugees. Bound by ties of love and friendship, but also by the burden of despair that haunts them across time and place, they fight to escape their misery and secure a better future for themselves and the loved ones they left behind. But is there a way out for the doomed? And how can humanity be preserved when one is born into a life permeated by incessant cruelty? An insightful, moving, and gripping exploration of the Palestinian condition, but also of what it means to be a stateless refugee in a world shaped by racial prejudice and social inequality. Prominent Danish-Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel co-wrote his latest film with Moroccan-British writer and filmmaker Fyzal Boulifa. It premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.
Dates
Past
Further Information
Visitor note
Credits
The 16th ALFILM is funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, AFAC (Arab Fund For Arts and Culture), Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung with financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Council of the Arab League, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient. In co-operation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
Location
HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.
