

To a Land Unknown
Cousins Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. When Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan to pose as smugglers in an attempt to get them out of their desperate situation before it is too late.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $60.2K
- Language
- Arabic
- palestine
- based on novel or book
- refugee
- athens, greece
- addiction
- displacement
- social injustice
- sexual exploitation
- thriller
- drama
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Greece, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNashville Film Festival22 Sept 2024
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival11 Oct 2024
- PremiereAFI Fest23 Oct 2024
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival24 Oct 2024
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival4 Jan 2025
- Theatrical (limited)R11 Jul 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival11 Oct 2024
- Theatrical1514 Feb 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival14 Aug 2024
- PremierePalestinian Film Festival2 May 2025
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival5 Sept 2024
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival27 Sept 2024
AustriaAT
- Theatrical13 Mar 2026
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1615 May 2025
ChinaCN
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival14 Jun 2024
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+17 Jul 2025
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Directors' Fortnight22 May 2024
- Theatrical12 Mar 2025
GermanyDE
- PremiereMunich International Film Festival 3 Jul 2024
- Theatrical1227 Nov 2025
GreeceGR
- Theatrical20 Mar 2025
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival13 Apr 2025
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To a Land Unknown was released on 14 February 2025.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/19/2025
“Chatila” (Mahmoud Bakri) and his cousin “Reda” (Aram Sabbah) are Palestinian refugees grifting in Athens trying to raise the cash to pay for some fake passports that will get them into Germany, where they hope to set up a family-run café. They engage in some petty larceny and the latter man turns a few tricks in the local park. With their goal in sight, though, “Reda” uses some of their stash to buy drugs from the u…
- B7/10
Brent Marchant
7/18/2025
For those seeking sanctuary and the prospects of a better life, the hope of reaching a promised land holds an abiding attraction. That’s particularly true for those who are desperate to change their fates, and perhaps no one understands this better than refugees seeking to flee their circumstances. Unfortunately, that promise is often just that – a promise – and one that’s frequently and perpetually out of reach. Suc…
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