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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.Trailer
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Al Garib
Fiction Feature
Arabic, Hebrew
Kaleidoscope | FF2021
Syria, Germany, Palestinian Territory, Qatar
2021
112 min
OV with English subtitles
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Ashraf Barhoum, Amal Kais, Mohammad Bakri, Amer Hlehel, Hitham Omari, Mahmoud Abu Jazi, Elham Araf, Cila Abusaleh
Tony Copti, Jiries Copti
Niklas Lindschau
Stefan Bück
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Rami Nakhleh
Bashar Hassuneh
Hamada Attallah
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Fresco Films; Red Balloon Film GmbH
Metafora Production
Apricot Films
Dorothe Beinemeier, Red Balloon Film GmbH: dorothe@redballoon-film.de
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Family and RelationshipsSocietyIslamic CultureMigration and OriginsDeath and LossFather
