Yunan
Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage
Ameer Fakher Eldin / Feature Narrative / Syria, Germany, France, Palestine, Italy, Qatar / 110 min / Original Language: Arabic, German / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Munir is a gloomy and disillusioned man who travels from Hamburg to a remote island in the North Sea to prepare for his death. There he stays at a modest hotel run by a devoted elderly woman. Although only a few words are spoken, the woman’s quiet humanity and the picturesque nature of the island evoke key moments from Munir’s childhood and incite a reawakening of his desires and instincts for life.
Credits
- Director
- Ameer Fakher Eldin
- Screenwriter
- Ameer Fakher Eldin
- Producer
- Red Balloon Film Gmbh (Germany), Fresco Films (Palestine), Tessalit Productions (France), Intramovies (Italy)
- Production Company
- Red Balloon Film
About the Director
Ameer Fakher Eldin is a German-based writer and director who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1991 to Syrian parents from the Golan Heights. His debut film, 'The Stranger' (Al Garib, 2021), premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (Giornate Degli Autori), where it won the Edipo Re Award. It was also selected as Palestine's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards and received acclaim at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival, winning Best Arab Film in the festival and the Shadi Abd El Salam Prize for Best Film in the International Critics Week Competition. At the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, 'The Stranger' received further recognition with a nomination for Best Director and an impressive win for Best Cinematography. His second feature, 'Yunan,' is currently in post-production and won the Red Sea Souk Post-Production Award. It is set to have its world premiere in 2024.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Dorothe Beinemeier
- Company:
- Red Balloon Film GmbH
- Phone:
- +494050090808
- Email:
- hello@redballoon-film.de