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To a Land Unknown

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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.

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Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com The sense of time running out pervades this intensely devastating parable of desperation. May 30, 2024 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter The grainy 16mm photography of Thodoris Mihopoulos feels like a throwback to another era, when movies were made off-the-cuff with just a few actors and locations. May 24, 2024 Full Review Robert Daniels Screen International "To A Land Unknown" is crafted with painstaking care, and features two strong lead performances that are thoughtfully translated to the screen by an empathetic lens. May 24, 2024 Full Review William Mullally The National (UAE) To a Land Unknown is a gripping neorealist neo-noir that is among the best international crime films produced in years, well-executed on all levels. Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 10, 2024 Full Review Tom O'Brien Next Best Picture The fact that the film is so effectively moving can be credited mainly to its extremely well-crafted screenplay by Fleifel, Fyzal Boulifa, and Jason McColgan. Rated: 8/10 Nov 5, 2024 Full Review Carlos Losilla Caimán Cuadernos de Cine There is an arbitrariness that presides over the whole without nuance and makes one doubt even the good political intention of the film. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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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.
Director
Mahdi Fleifel
Producer
Geoff Arbourne, Mahdi Fleifel
Screenwriter
Mahdi Fleifel, Fyzal Boulifa, Jason McColgan
Production Co
Inside Out Films, Nakba Filmworks
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 46m