A Man Returned
United Kingdom, Lebanon, The Netherlands, Denmark2016documentary30'Short matters! krótkie filmy roku (2017)
Reda, who is 26, goes back home, to the refugee camp, after 3 years he spent in Greece where he was not granted an asylum. Despite his difficult life situation, the man, addicted to heroin and experiencing internal dilemmas, intends to marry his love from childhood. Berlin Short Film Nominee
- directed by
- Mahdi Fleifel
Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish-Palestinian film director who graduated in 2009 from the UK National Film & TV School. He is the co-founder of London-based production company Nakba FilmWorks which he runs alongside Irish producer Patrick Campbell. His debut feature, ,,A World Not Ours"(2012), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and picked up over 30 awards, including the Peace Film Prize at the 2013 Berlinale and the Edinburgh, Yamagata and DOC:NYC Grand Jury Prizes. In 2016 he won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale with ,,A Man Returned". His recent film, ,,A Drowning Man", was selected for the official competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for a BAFTA in 2018.
- cinematography
- Mahdi Fleifel
- editing
- Michael Aalund
- production
- Patrick Campbell (Nakba Filmworks)
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