Yunan
Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage
Ameer Fakher Eldin / Feature Narrative / Syria, Germany, France, Palestine, Italy, Qatar / 110 min / Original Language: Arabic, German / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Munir is a gloomy and disillusioned man who travels from Hamburg to a remote island in the North Sea to prepare for his death. There he stays at a modest hotel run by a devoted elderly woman. Although only a few words are spoken, the woman’s quiet humanity and the picturesque nature of the island evoke key moments from Munir’s childhood and incite a reawakening of his desires and instincts for life.
Credits
- Director
- Ameer Fakher Eldin
- Screenwriter
- Ameer Fakher Eldin
- Producer
- Red Balloon Film Gmbh (Germany), Fresco Films (Palestine), Tessalit Productions (France), Intramovies (Italy)
- Production Company
- Red Balloon Film
About the Director
Ameer Fakher Eldin is a Syrian writer and director based in Germany. He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1991 to Syrian parents from the occupied Golan Heights. His debut film 'The Stranger' premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (Giornate Degli Autori), where it won the Edipo Re Award and was selected as Palestine's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, followed by great acclaim at 43rd Cairo International Film Festival receiving two awards: The Prize for Best Arab Film in the festival and the Shadi Abd El Salam Prize for Best Film in the International Critics Week Competition.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Dorothe Beinemeier
- Company:
- Red Balloon Gmbh
- Phone:
- +494050090808
- Email:
- hello@redballoon-film.de