Arabic, German
140 minutes
In Postproduction
After being granted asylum in Germany, a renowned Arab author is not allowed to return home. Tired and embittered by his life in exile, Munir sets off in search of a place to kill himself. When he arrives on a remote island in the North Sea, Valeska, the kind older woman who takes him in, quickly realizes that he intends to commit suicide. Yet as the days go by, Munir finds himself drawn out of his depression by Valeska’s unexpected motherly care and the nature of the island, which reawaken his desires and inspire him to give life a second chance.
CREDITS
Writer-Director & Editor
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Actors
Georges Khabbaz, Hanna Schygulla, Ali Suliman, Sibel Kekilli, Tom Wlaschiha & Nidal Al-Ashkar
Cinematography
Ronald Plante
Production Design
Marie-Luise Balzer
Sound Design
Kuen-Il Song
Production
Red Balloon Film (Germany), Microclimat Films (Canada)
In Coproduction With
Intramovies (Italy), Fresco Films (Palestine), Metafora Production (Qatar), Tabi360 (Jordanie)
Financing
MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the Council of Europe’s Eurimages, Telefilm Canada, SODEC
Distribution (Canada)
Filmoption International
Market
Red Sea Souk / Red Sea Film Festival
