Stranded in a bleak, overcrowded neighbourhood in Athens, cousins Chatila and Reda are endlessly plotting their escape. Coming from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, the best friends, raised more like brothers, search for a life that offers more than displacement. To save money for fake passports, the men carry out petty scams, their intention to get to Germany where Chatila aspires to open a café and Reda dreams of protecting it. But when Reda dumps their savings on his opiate addiction, Chatila is forced to escalate, concocting a high-risk heist that will have them posing as smugglers.
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine
2024, 105 min.
Production:
Inside Out Films, Nakba FilmWorks, Salaud Morisset, Salaud Morisset Deutschland, Homemade Films, Studio Ruba
Languages:
Arabic, English, Greek
Scriptwriters:
Mahdi Fleifel, Fyzal Boulifa, Jason McColgan
Director:
Mahdi Fleifel
DoP:
Thodoris Mihopoulos
Production Design:
Ioanna Soulele
Composer:
Nadah El Shazly
Producers:
Geoff Arbourne, Maria Drandaki, Layla Meijman, Maarten van der Ven, François Morisset
Cast:
Mahmood Bakri, Aram Sabbagh, Angeliki Papoulia, Mohammad Alsurafa, Mouataz Alshalton, Mohammad Ghassan, Mondher Rayahneh
