Mahdi Fleifel highlights the challenge of showcasing Palestinian stories in mainstream cinema, which are primarily depicted through documentaries. His debut feature, 'To a Land Unknown,' features two cousins stranded in Greece as they attempt to reach Germany, embodying the complex realities of refugees. The film is a culmination of a decade-long effort to secure funding and was made in just 29 days. Fleifel's journey from documenting truth to creating fiction reflects his desire to provide a voice to the unheard stories of Palestinians in a cinematic landscape that often ignores them.
Now, after a career making factual films, the Danish-Palestinian's debut feature, To a Land Unknown, will be released in the UK on 14 February.
The winners in history are the ones who get to tell their story, he says. This is why yearly you have these humongous $100m productions.
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