Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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A DROWNING MAN

Denmark, United Kingdom, Greece
2017 — 15' / Color

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Synopsis

Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators he is forced to make compromises merely to survive, his life of exile grows one day longer.

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Director Biography

Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish-Palestinian film director who graduated in 2009 from the UK National Film & TV School. He is the co-founder of London-based production company Nakba FilmWorks which he runs alongside Irish producer Patrick Campbell. Mahdi is currently based in Amsterdam where he has lived since 2014.

Director

Mahdi Fleifel

Producer

Mahdi Fleifel

Patrick Campbell

Signe Byrge Sørensen

Cinematographer

Vasco Viana

Editor

Michael Aaglund

Sound

Dario Swade

Contact

Salaud Morisset
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