Project Detail

A Man Returned

Synopsis

Reda’s dreams of escaping the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain El-Helweh ended after being deported from Greece. He returned with a heroin addiction. The camp was being torn apart by internal strife. Against all odds he decides to marry his childhood sweetheart.
A love story, as bittersweet as the camp itself.
Official Selection Berlinale 2016 - Berlinale Shorts

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Details

Year: 2016
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 30 mins
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Producer: Patrick Campbell, Mahdi Fleifel; Assistant Producer: Maartje Alders
Editor: Michael Aaglund
Screenwriter: Mahdi Fleifel
Director of Photography: Mahdi Fleifel
Sound: Dario Swade; Re-recording Mixer: Ben Baird
Principal cast: Reda Al-Saleh
Digital Intermediate: Dirty Looks (Colourist - Gareth Bishop, Digital Intermediate Producer - Maria Stroka)

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Netherlands, Denmark coproduction

Nakba FilmWorks with support from Screen Institute Beirut, Danish Film Workshop

Nakba FilmWorks

Patrick Campbell
450 Kingsland Road
London
E8 4AE

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Sales Company

3.14 *Collectif (CA)

Sarah El Ouazzani
305 rue Bellechasse (Studio 205)
Montréal
Québec
H2S 1W9
Canada

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