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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Cast
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Mahmood Bakri
Chatila
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Aram Sabbah
Reda
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Angeliki Papoulia
Tatiana
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Dogtooth
The Lobster
Mohammad Alsurafa
Malik
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Monzer Rayahneh
Marwan
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Gaafar El Omda
Abu Omar Al-Masry
Mouataz Alshaltouh
Abu Love
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City of Blood
A Feast for Life
Mohammad Ghassan
Yasser
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Amira
The Alleys
Manal Awad
Malik's Auntie
Known for
The Worthy
The Idol
Eleni Karagiorgi
Woman in Park
Known for
Little England
Amal Alaeddine
Reda's Mother
Chasem Lena
Nabila
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Konstantina Bdoukaki
Woman in Bakery
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Mahdi Fleifel Director · Fyzal Boulifa Screenplay Jason McColgan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $60K · United States release July 11, 2025 · Produced in Greece, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestinian Territories, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$60,171
Production
Homemade Films
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Nakba FilmWorks
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Inside Out Films
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Studio Ruba
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Salaud Morisset
Production
Metafora Production
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Red Sea Fund
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ERT
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DFI
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Greek Film Centre
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Hellenic Radio & Television (ERT)
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Metafora Productions
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ZDF/Arte
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Greece · France · United Kingdom · Netherlands · Saudi Arabia · Qatar · Palestinian Territories · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Σε μια άγνωστη χώρα
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Greek
Release dates
France · May 22, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
Greece · March 20, 2025
Theatrical
United States · July 11, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 23, 2024 · Premiere · AFI Fest
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
January 4, 2025 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Australia
August 14, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
May 2, 2025 · Premiere · Palestinian Film Festival
Austria
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
July 17, 2025 · Theatrical
France
March 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
July 3, 2024 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 13, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
July 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Malaysia
July 23, 2025 · Premiere · Malaysia International Film Festival
Malta
June 26, 2024 · Premiere · Mediterrane Film Festival
Morocco
December 7, 2024 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 10, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland
December 19, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
July 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
Slovakia
July 17, 2025 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 12, 2025 · Premiere · Joburg Film Festival
South Korea
May 1, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
Sweden
January 30, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Thailand
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
United Kingdom
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
February 14, 2025 · Theatrical
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