Project Detail

Tripoli Cancelled

Synopsis

A haunting metaphorical take on the physical and mental isolation of the migrant experience. Inspired by the director’s father’s experience of being trapped in Greece’s Ellinikon Airport without a passport in 1977, the film follows a week in the life of a man who has been living in limbo at an airport for a decade. All promises of movement are ultimately met with stasis in this profound evocation of our epoch of desperate migration.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival - Experimenta Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
95 mins
Director
Naeem Mohaiemen
Producer
Maria-Thalia Carras, Naeem Mohaiemen
Screenwriter
Naeem Mohaiemen
Director of Photography
Petros Nousias
Principal cast
Vassilis Koukalani

Production Status

Production Company

Greece, Germany, UK coproduction

Naeem Mohaiemen

Shobak Films

Sales Company

Naeem Mohaiemen

Shobak Films

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