To a Land Unknown

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| director = Mahdi Fleifel

| screenplay = Mahdi Fleifel
Fyzal Boulifa
Jason McColgan

| producer = Geoff Arbourne
Mahdi Fleifel
Maria Drandaki
Layla Meijman
Maarten van der Ven
François Morisset

| starring = Mahmood Bakri
Aram Sabbagh
Angeliki Papoulia
Mohammad Alsurafa
Mouataz Alshaltouh
Mohammad Ghassan
Mondher Rayahneh

| cinematography = Thodoris Mihopoulos

| editing = Halim Sabbagh

| music = Nadah El Shazly

| studio = Inside Out Films
Nakba FilmWorks
Salaud Morisset
Homemade Films
Studio Ruba

| distributor = Watermelon Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2024|5|22|Cannes}}

| runtime = 106 minutes{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2025|title=To a Land Unknown (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/to-a-land-unknown-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi3nju1|access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=British Board of Film Classification}}

| country = United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Greece
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Palestine

| language = Arabic
English
Greek

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To a Land Unknown is a 2024 drama film, directed and co-written by Mahdi Fleifel.Stephanie Bunbury, [https://deadline.com/2024/05/to-a-land-unknown-review-cannes-film-festival-1235929285/ "‘To A Land Unknown’ Review: Sympathetic Story Of Stranded Palestinian Refugees Avoids Turning Them Into Heroes – Cannes Film Festival"]. Deadline Hollywood, 23 May 2024.

A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Palestine, the film stars Mahmood Bakri and Aram Sabbah as Chatila and Reda, Palestinian refugees living in Athens who are trying to save what little money they can acquire to purchase fake passports so they can move to Germany, only for Chatila to become drawn into a high-risk smuggling plot after Reda spends all their money on heroin.Jordan Mintzer, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/to-a-land-unknown-review-palestinian-drama-1235907004/ "‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: A Gritty Drama About Young Palestinians Caught in an Eternal State of Exile"]. The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2024.

The cast also includes Angeliki Papoulia, Manal Awad, Mohammad Ghassan, Mondher Rayahneh, Mouataz Alshaltouh and Mohammad Alsurafa in supporting roles.

Distribution

File:Halim Sabbagh, Mahdi Fleifel, and Nadah El Shazly at 2024 Cannes Film Festival for To a Land Unknown.jpg

The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and had its North American premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/toronto-unveils-43-titles-in-centrepiece-programme/5196007.article "Toronto film festival unveils 43 titles in Centrepiece programme"]. Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.

It has been acquired for commercial distribution by Watermelon Pictures in North America.John Hopewell, [https://variety.com/2024/film/global/mahdi-fleifel-to-a-land-unknown-1236137265/ "Watermelon Takes Mahdi Fleifel’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Hit ‘To a Land Unknown’ for North America"]. Variety, September 8, 2024.

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