Let’s watch “TO A LAND UNKNOWN” (97% RottenTom.) @ FACETS +drinks, discussion

"To a Land Unknown is a beautifully heartbreaking film with a very urgent and necessary message. The story of Chatila and Reda may be fictional, but all of its elements may very well have happened, and that is this film’s power.” (Film Magazine) To a Land Unknown premiered at Cannes in 2024. It is set in Athens, Greece, and follows two Palestinian refugees, Chatila (Mahmood Bakri) and his cousin Reda (Aram Sabbah), who live on the fringes of society. They dream of reaching Germany and opening a restaurant with Chatila’s wife who has stayed behind in Lebanon with Chatila’s son, but their dream seems almost impossible to achieve as they face the high costs of their journey to Europe, as imposed by the smugglers who got them in via illegal routes. Upon meeting a child who is also a Palestinian refugee, Chatila and Reda attempt to help him reach his aunt in Italy, but are willing to do anything to make their own dream come true.

THE TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mfFnbPu5Yg#ddg-play

**You can buy your ticket here: https://facets.org/programs/to-a-land-unknown/**

WE WILL MEET IN THE LOBBY AT 6.40. AFTER THE SHOW, WE’LL HAVE A DRINK AND DISCUSS THE FILM IN THE FACETS’ BAR LOUNGE.