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18-03-2025
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Ameer Fakher Eldin's ‘Yunan' to screen at 34th FESCAAAL in Itlay
The film was developed in December 2021 as a part of a trilogy of Ameer Fakher Eldin's first 2021 film, 'The Stranger' with working title as 'Nothing of Nothing Remains'. Ameer Fakher Eldin's latest film, Yunan, is set to screen twice at the 34th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival (FESCAAL) in Milan, Italy, where it will compete in the Official Competition. One of the screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with the director. The festival runs from March 21 to 30, with Yunan scheduled for its first screening and Q&A at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, March 25, at Cineteca Milano Arlecchino. A second screening will follow on Wednesday, March 26, at 1 PM at the same venue. Yunan is the second film in Fakher Eldin's trilogy, HOME, which explores themes of estrangement. The film follows a disillusioned Arab writer who leaves his exiled life in Hamburg and travels to a remote North Sea island with thoughts of ending his life. There, he encounters an elderly woman whose quiet kindness rekindles his desire to live. Directed, written and edited by Ameer Fakher Eldin, the film is a Canadian-German-Italian co-production, with contributions from Palestine, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The cast includes Lebanese actor and filmmaker George Khabbaz, German actress Hanna Schygulla, Palestinian actor Ali Suleiman and Game of Thrones stars Sibel Kekilli and Thomas Wlaschiha, alongside Lebanese theatre veteran Nidal El Ashkar. The film features a score by MAD Crew composer Suad Bushnaq, cinematography by Ronald Plante, production design by Marie-Luise Balzer and sound design by Kuen-Il Song. It is produced by Dorothe Beinemeier, Catherine Chagnon, Marco Valerio Fusco and Micaela Fusco, with additional collaboration from Alaa Alasad and Hind Anabtawi. Executive producers include Paola Corvino and MAD Solutions' Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab. Backed by Red Balloon Film, Microclimat Films, Intramovies, Metafora Production, Tabi360 and Fresco Films, Yunan is distributed in the Arab world by MAD Distribution. The film received support from the Red Sea Fund, the Red Sea Souk, the Jordanian Royal Film Commission, MOIN Film Fund, Eurimages, Telefilm Canada and SODEC. Ameer Fakher Eldin, a Syrian filmmaker based in Hamburg, was born in Kyiv in 1991 to Syrian parents from the occupied Golan Heights. His debut film, The Stranger, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, winning the Edipo Re Award. Fakher Eldin is currently developing the final instalment of his trilogy, Nostalgia: A Tale in Its First Chapters, a joint production between Syria, Palestine, Germany and Italy, which has received support from the Red Sea Fund.
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18-03-2025
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Egyptian thriller ‘The Settlement' competes at FESCAAL in Italy
The social thriller is Mohamed Rashad's first narrative feature, following his 2016 documentary 'Little Eagles'. Mohamed Rashad's Egyptian workplace thriller The Settlement will compete in the official selection of the African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival (FESCAAL) in Italy, running from March 21 to 30. During the festival, The Settlement will have two screenings: on March 27 at 7 PM at Cineteca Milano Arlecchino and on March 28 at 9 PM at Cinema Teatro Cristallo in Cesano Boscone. Director Mohamed Rashad will be present for exclusive Q&A sessions following both screenings, offering insights into the filmmaking process and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Inspired by true events, The Settlement tells the story of two brothers—23-year-old Hossam and his 12-year-old sibling Maro—who, after their father's fatal workplace accident, are offered jobs at the local factory in lieu of their family seeking legal recourse. As they integrate into their new environment, unsettling questions arise about the true nature of their father's death. Rashad, a native of Alexandria whose father worked in textile factories for over four decades, was moved by a real-life account of a law graduate whose family was pressured into waiving their legal rights following a similar tragedy. Seeing a powerful opportunity to explore workplace safety violations and exploitative labour practices, Rashad transformed this story into a tense and thought-provoking cinematic experience. The Settlement features Adham Shukr, Ziad Islam, Hajar Omar, Mohamed Abdel Hady and Emad Ghoneim. The film's visuals are crafted by cinematographer Mahmoud Lotfi, while editor Heba Othman—known for her work on the acclaimed Sudanese film Goodbye Julia—brings the story to life through editing. Produced through an international collaboration spanning Egypt, France, Germany, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, The Settlement is led by producer Hala Lotfy of Hassala Films (Cairo) alongside co-producers Etienne de Ricaud of Caractères Productions (Paris), Kesmat Elsayed of Seera Films GmbH (Berlin) and ART (Jeddah). The film's worldwide sales are managed by MAD World, with MAD Distribution handling its release in the Arab world. During its development, The Settlement garnered support from numerous international funding bodies, including the Berlinale World Cinema Fund, IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund Script and Development Initiative, Hubert Bals Plus Co-Production Minority Support, Doha Film Institute, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Red Sea Development Fund, Fonds Image De La Francophonie, and El Gouna Film Festival's CineGouna Platform.
