France / May 22, 2024 / Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Cousins Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. When Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan to pose as smugglers in an attempt to get them out of their desperate situation before it is too late.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Manal Awad | Malik's Auntie |
| Eleni Karagiorgi | Woman in Park |
| Amal Alaeddine | Reda's Mother |
| Chasem Lena | Nabila |
| Konstantina Bdoukaki | Woman in Bakery |
| Έλενα Υφαντή | Woman in Square |
| Abd Alrahman Khalaf | Hostage 1 |
| Saleh Abdulatif | Hostage 2 |
| Alasaad Manhal | Hostage 3 |
| Spiros Mposgas | Man in Park |
| Nikos Tsounakas | Drunk Tourist |
Genres
ThrillerCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Σε μια άγνωστη χώρα |
| Original language | ελληνικά (EL) |
| Spoken languages | ελληνικά, English, العربية |
| Production countries | Greece, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Homemade Films, Nakba FilmWorks, Inside Out Films, Studio Ruba, Salaud Morisset, Metafora Production, Red Sea Fund, ERT |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 2025 |
| Production | Mahdi Fleifel, Maarten van der Ven, Layla Meijman, Geoff Arbourne, Frank Barat, Maria Drandaki, François Morisset |
| Writer | Mahdi Fleifel, Jason McColgan, Fyzal Boulifa |
| Casting | Kleopatra Ampatzoglou, Alexandra Koknat, Luna Mouallem, Nour Silbaq |
| Editing | Halim Sabbagh |
| Cinematography | Thodoros Mihopoulos |
| Assistant directors | Mahdi Fleifel |
| Camera operators | Thodoros Mihopoulos |
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| Additional photography | Thodoros Mihopoulos |
| Production design | Ioanna Soulele, Olga Sfetsa |
| Art direction | Olga Sfetsa |
| Set decoration | Olga Sfetsa |
| Music | Nadah El Shazly, Martín Hernández, Steven Bond |
| Sound | Martín Hernández, Steven Bond, Nadah El Shazly |
| Costume design | Konstantina Mardiki |
| Makeup | Konstantina Mardiki |
| Hairstyling | Konstantina Mardiki |
| Revenue | 60.171 € |
Release dates
Premiere
China / Jun 14, 2024 / Shanghai International Film Festival
Malta / Jun 26, 2024 / Mediterrane Film Festival
Germany / Jul 03, 2024 / Munich International Film Festival
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New Zealand / Aug 10, 2024 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Australia / Aug 14, 2024 / Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada / Sep 05, 2024 / Toronto International Film Festival
Spain / Sep 22, 2024 / San Sebastián International Film Festival
United States / Sep 22, 2024 / Nashville Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 11, 2024 / BFI London Film Festival
Netherlands / Oct 12, 2024 / Leiden International Film Festival
Thailand / Nov 08, 2024 / World Film Festival Bangkok
Saudi Arabia / Dec 06, 2024 / Red Sea International Film Festival
Morocco / Dec 07, 2024 / Marrakech International Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 30, 2025 / Göteborg Film Festival
South Africa / Mar 12, 2025 / Joburg Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 13, 2025 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
South Korea / May 01, 2025 / 15 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Malaysia / Jul 23, 2025 / Malaysia International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Jul 11, 2025 / R
Poland / Dec 19, 2025
Theatrical release
Ireland / Feb 14, 2025 / 15A
United Kingdom / Feb 14, 2025 / 15
France / Mar 12, 2025
Greece / Mar 20, 2025
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Brazil / May 15, 2025 / 16
Czechia / Jul 17, 2025 / 15+
Hungary / Jul 17, 2025 / 16
Slovakia / Jul 17, 2025 / 15
Italy / Nov 13, 2025
Germany / Nov 27, 2025 / 12
Austria / Mar 13, 2026
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