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A Drowning Man

  • 2017
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
327
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A Drowning Man (2017)
Trailer of A DROWNING MAN by Mahdi Feifel
Denmark, UK, Greece - 2017 - COLOR - 15min.
World Premiere: Cannes International Film Festival 2017 / Competition / Nominated for Palme d'or
SYNOPSIS
Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators he is forced to make compromises merely to survive, his life of exile grows one day longer.
Dialogue: Arabic, Greek
Subtitles: English
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Production: Final Cut For Real, Nakba Filmworks
Co-production: Homemade Films
Distribution: Salaud Morisset - festival@salaudmorisset.com // Website: salaudmorisset.com // Facebook: facebook.com/SalaudMorisset
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Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators, he is forced to make compromises merely to surviv... Read allAlone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators, he is forced to make compromises merely to survive; his life of exile grows one day longer.Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators, he is forced to make compromises merely to survive; his life of exile grows one day longer.

  • Director
    • Mahdi Fleifel
  • Writer
    • Mahdi Fleifel
  • Stars
    • Atef Alshafei
    • Jalal Qaniry
    • Thymios Koukios
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    327
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mahdi Fleifel
    • Writer
      • Mahdi Fleifel
    • Stars
      • Atef Alshafei
      • Jalal Qaniry
      • Thymios Koukios
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 11 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Atef Alshafei
    • The Kid
    Jalal Qaniry
    • Bis
    Thymios Koukios
    • The Man
    Rebih El-Saleous
    • Fatah
    Mounir Alkhateeb
    • Abu Love
    Irene Aggelopoulou
    • Shop Assistant
    Walaa Eltiti
    Yazeed Faruja
    • Director
      • Mahdi Fleifel
    • Writer
      • Mahdi Fleifel
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews14

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    10ficslpmx

    A great film!

    A story with powerfull characters and realistic performance. Mahdi Fleifel , is able to create such a nostalgic, engrossing story like never before. A great and dedicated Director with potential to make you wish to see more of his films!
    10badassiam

    When art and politics perfectly mix

    A Drowning Man makes visible the terrible situation refugees falls into before our blind eyes and restores sight!
    8garysze

    A different look at the refugee crisis

    An unfeigned portrayal of a day in the life of a refugee trying to survive in Athens. With the European refugee crisis capturing headlines all over the world in the past couple of years, it is rewarding to comprehend the subject with a human drama told in a non-sensationalised way like this one. It feels even more real (or maybe more relatable is the word) than news or documentary footages. Mahdi Fleifel is another aspiring director to watch out for from the new crop of talented filmmakers from the Middle East.
    10cineinvisible

    So neccesary

    We are the team of the Internacional Film Festival of Bilbao "Cine Invisible" and we are very glad to have this short film within our film election for the festival. The story about the refugee in Athens make you feel the problem and the situation very intensly. There are great pictures among the film and the quality is high. These type of creations could make people change their mind and realise how the world in going on like.
    9johanner-56395

    Great short from Palestine

    Mahdi Fleifel's latest short is an powerful description of the what it means to survive as a refugee in a foreign country. Great actors, strong script and incredible cinematography. Highly recommended!!!

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2021 (Philippines)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • United Kingdom
      • Greece
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    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Davljenik
    • Filming locations
      • Athens, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Final Cut for Real
      • Nakba Filmworks
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      • €100,000 (estimated)
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      • 15m
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