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A Man Returned

Mahdi Fleifel
30' / 2016 / Denmark, Lebanon, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Web: http://www.314collectif.com/film/a-man-returned/
Arabic
English and spanish subtitled

Audience vote 7.54

Reda is 26 years old. His dreams of escaping the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain El-Helweh ended in failure after three years trapped in Greece.
He returned with a heroin addiction to life in a camp being torn apart by internal strife and the encroachment of war from Syria.
Against all odds he decides to marry his childhood sweetheart; a love story, bittersweet as the camp itself.

Main Festivals & Awards

Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear Award + EFA nomination / Rotterdam International Film Festival

Director's Biography

Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish/Palestinian filmmaker based in Amsterdam. He graduated from the UK National Film and Television School in 2009. His debut feature, ‘A World Not Ours’, was widely acclaimed, earning over thirty awards including prizes at the Berlinale, the Edinburgh Film Festival and DOC NYC. His upcoming feature, ‘Men In The Sun’ is based on the themes and characters encountered while making his recent works, and is currently being developed with New Danish Screen.