Palestinian Premiere - In collaboration with Cairo International Film Festival
Synopsis
In a small village in the occupied Golan Heights, the life of a desperate unlicensed doctor, who is going through an existential crisis, takes another unlucky turn when he encounters a man wounded in the war in Syria. Overturning all community expectations in times of war and national crisis, he ventures forth to meet his newly found destiny.
Drama
Syria, Germany, Palestine, Qatar
2021
Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
112 minutes
16+
Director: Ameer Fakher Eldin
Screenwriter: Ameer Fakher Eldin
Cast: Ashraf Barhoum, Amal Kais, Mohammad Bakri, Amer Hlehel, Hitham Omari, Mahmoud Abu Jazi, Elham Araf, Cila Abusaleh
Cinematography: Niklas Lindschau
Editing: Ameer Fakher Eldin
Sound: Stefan Bück
Music: Rami Nakhleh
Producer/s: Tony Copti, Jiries Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier
Ameer Fakher Eldin is a Syrian screenwriter and director. He was born in the former Soviet Union to Syrian parents from the occupied Golan Heights. After earning his BA in Film Studies, he made several award-winning short films. Fakher Eldin serves as a jury member on various film funds. His debut film The Stranger is also the first feature film from the Golan Heights. His new film project, Nothing of Nothing Remains, is in development