‘A gripping thriller about friendship, exile and survival.’
STORY
Chatila and Reda are Palestinian refugees stranded in Athens, living on the fringes of Europe and dreaming of a life beyond it. Their plan is simple: save enough money to buy forged passports and make the journey to Germany, where they hope to build a future that has always seemed just out of reach.
When the money they’ve worked so hard to save is stolen, desperation drives them into a dangerous spiral of scams, theft and impossible choices. Along the way they encounter Malik, a young boy travelling alone, whose arrival forces them to confront not only the cost of survival but also what remains of their own humanity.
Set against the streets of contemporary Athens, TO A LAND UNKNOWN is both a gripping thriller and a deeply moving portrait of friendship, displacement and statelessness. Directed by Mahdi Fleifel, the film draws on years of lived experience and observation to tell a story that is intensely personal yet resonates far beyond the lives of its protagonists.
Premiering in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, TO A LAND UNKNOWN continues Inside Out Films’ commitment to bold, politically engaged cinema that places human stories at the heart of global events.
