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To a Land Unknown review – Palestinian migrants face tough choices in taut Athens-set thriller

Two stranded cousins scrap for a better life – whatever the cost – in Mahdi Fleifel’s powerful feature

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025

To a Land Unknown review – Palestinian refugees seek a better life, whatever it takes

Director Mahdi Fleifel’s tale of displacement, desperation and the lengths one man will go to survive makes for suspenseful, melancholic viewing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

First Thing: Blacklists naming ‘woke’ federal workers were funded by Project 2025 thinktank

The American Accountability Foundation publishes pictures of federal workers it wants fired online. Plus, Spain scorns Israeli claim that it should take in Palestinians for opposing its war in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

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‘How often do you see Palestinian stories in fiction?’: the film-maker trying to adjust our focus

After a career making documentaries, Mahdi Fleifel has created To a Land Unknown, a feature film about the refugee experience

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

Cannes Film Festival 2024 highlights: our verdict is in

What to watch or not to watch – cut to the Cannes Film Festival 2024 highlights

Wallpaper · May 28, 2024

Palestinian film draws praise as Cannes stars take discreet stances on Gaza war

The war raging in Gaza has given added prominence to director Mahdi Fleifel’s drama “To a Land Unknown”, the only Palestinian film to be screened in Cannes this year. While festival organisers have reined in protests, filmmakers, actors and activists have sought to shed light on the plight of Gaza’s…

France 24 · May 23, 2024

Edinburgh art festival 2023 review – from a riveting meditation on borders to magnificent monochromes

A thought-provoking film by Turner prize winner Lawrence Abu Hamdan and the unforgettable photographs of Markéta Luskačová are among the highlights of an uneven lineup

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023

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