{"id":32178,"date":"2025-01-31T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=to-a-land-unknown"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:32:00","slug":"to-a-land-unknown","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/festival\/program\/2025\/film\/to-a-land-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"To a Land Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chatila and Reda are Palestinian cousins who have fled Lebanon\u2019s Ain al-Hilweh camp. Stranded in Athens, undocumented and caught between hope and despair, they try every scheme they can to gather enough money for fake passports\u2014tickets to Germany, where they dream of finally starting their lives. But as they spiral deeper into increasingly risky tactics, they\u2019re forced to sacrifice parts of themselves in pursuit of a better future. A fast-paced, thriller-like film that is both tragic and insightful about migrant realities, <em>To a Land Unknown<\/em> is Mahdi Fleifel\u2019s first fiction feature, adding a crucial chapter to the powerful Palestinian narrative he has been constructing through his previous short films and documentaries.<\/p>\n<p>Presented in collaboration with the Human Rights Swiss Network (FIFDH Geneva, FFDUL Lugano, HRFF Zurich).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional screening in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityclubpully.ch\/affiche\/versunpaysinconnu_rencontre\">Pully Cinema City Club<\/a>:<\/em><br \/><em><strong>Thursday, 13 March<\/strong>, 20:00 &#8211; in presence of the director.<\/em><br \/><em>Tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityclubpully.ch\/affiche\/versunpaysinconnu_rencontre\">www.cityclubpully.ch<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Theatrical release 19.03.25 To a Land Unknown To a Land Unknown Vers un pays inconnu Mahdi Fleifel Fyzal Boulifa Jason McColgan Mahdi Fleifel            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-32178","film","type-film","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/film\/32178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/film"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/film"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}