Edition 23: 2–10 August, 2024

20 FOR 20: REPLAY

A Man Returned

United Kingdom, Denmark, Lebanon, Netherlands
2016 — 30' / Color

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Synopsis

Reda is 26 years old. His dreams of escaping the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain El-Helweh ended in failure after three years trapped in Greece. He returned with a heroin addiction to life in a camp being torn apart by internal strife and the encroachment of war from Syria.
Against all odds he decides to marry his childhood sweetheart; a love story, bittersweet as the camp itself.

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Director Biography

Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish/Palestinian filmmaker based in Amsterdam. He graduated from the UK National Film and Television School in 2009. His debut feature, A WORLD NOT OURS, was widely acclaimed, earning over thirty awards including prizes at the Berlinale, the Edinburgh IFF and DOC NYC.

Producer

Patrick Campbell

Editor

Michael Aaglund

Sound

Dario Swade