The Stranger

OT: Al Garib

Ameer Fakher Eldin // Syria, Germany, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, 2021
Fiction Feature // FF2021

Story

A stranger in a strange world: an intense debut set in the Golan Heights and an striking atmosphere from a lesser known part of the world. A Druse village on the Syrian border. Gunfire and explosions can be heard coming from the other side. Adnan, a doctor without a licence, is in crisis. He drinks too much and has quarrelled with his family. His life takes an unfortunate new turn when he meets a man wounded in the Syrian war. Adnan decides to help the man and is prepared to go against the rules and expectations of the village community.

Director

AMEER FAKHER ELDIN (*1991 in Kiev) is the son of Syrian parents who came from the Golan Heights. He studied film and has won several prizes for his short films. The Stranger is debut feature.

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Original title: Al Garib

Film type: Fiction Feature

Original language: Arabic, Hebrew

Section: Kaleidoskop//FF2021

Production country: Syria, Germany, Palestinian Territory, Qatar

Produced: 2021

Runtime: 112 min

Language and subtitles: OV with English subtitles

Director: Ameer Fakher Eldin

Screenplay: Ameer Fakher Eldin

Cast: Ashraf Barhoum, Amal Kais, Mohammad Bakri, Amer Hlehel, Hitham Omari, Mahmoud Abu Jazi, Elham Araf, Cila Abusaleh

Producer: Tony Copti, Jiries Copti

DoP: Niklas Lindschau

Sound: Stefan Bück

Editor: Ameer Fakher Eldin

Music: Rami Nakhleh

Production design: Bashar Hassuneh

Costume design: Hamada Attallah

Casting: Ameer Fakher Eldin

Production Company: Fresco Films; Red Balloon Film GmbH

Co-Production: Metafora Production

In Cooperation with: Apricot Films

Film contact: Dorothe Beinemeier, Red Balloon Film GmbH: dorothe@redballoon-film.de

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