Yunan
- Canada, Germany, Italy
- 2025
- 124'
- Another Perspective
Tormented by a mysterious story that his demented mother keeps retelling to him, Munir travels to a distant island on the North Sea with the intention to end his life. On that gusty island where nature can offer both shelter and grave danger, Munir meets Valeska, an enigmatic woman, and her conservative son Karl. They do not talk much, but as time passes small acts of kindness slowly overcome the initial distrust. Finally, the island itself and its overwhelming majestic nature start to change the course of Munir’s fate.
- Directed by: Ameer Fakher Eldin
- Screenplay: Ameer Fakher Eldin
- Production: Dorothe Beinemeier, Catherine Chagnon, Marco Valerio Fusco, Micaela Fusco
- Cast: Georges Khabbaz, Hanna Schygulla, Ali Suliman, Sibel Kekilli, Tom Wlaschiha, Nidal Al Achkar
A film director and screenwriter for Kiev, born in 1991, into a Syrian family rooted in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. His feature début ‘The Stranger’ premièred at the 78th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, where it won Edipo Re Inclusion and Sustainability Award. The film was also the Palestinian candidate for Academy Awards. In addition, the film won the Prize for Best Arab Film at the Cairo International Film Festival, and the Best Cinematography Award at Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). The film ‘Yunan’ is his sophomore full length film.
