A Drowning Man
Dinamarca, Reino Unido, Grecia - 2017 15”
Mahdi Fleifel
Solo y lejos de casa, The Kid se abre paso por una ciudad extrana buscando los medios para pasar el dia. Rodeado de depredadores, se ve obligado a hacer concesiones solo para sobrevivir, su vida de exiliado se alarga un dia mas.
Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators he is forced to make compromises merely to survive, his life of exile grows one day longer.
Mahdi Fleifel
Nacido en Dubai, vive y trabaja entre Dinamarca, Inglaterra y Grecia. Su primer largometraje 'A World Not Ours' se estrenó en TIFF en 2012. En 2016, Fleifel ganó un Oso de Plata en la Berlinale por 'A Man Returns'. Su película 'A Drowning Man' estuvo en competencia en Cannes, y 'I Signed The Petition' fue nominada a los Premios del Cine Europeo 2018.
Born in Dubai, he lives and works between Denmark, England and Greece. His debut feature 'A World Not Ours' premiered at TIFF in 2012. In 2016, Fleifel won a Silver Bear at the Berlinale for 'A Man Returned'. His film 'A Drowning Man' was in competition at Cannes, and 'I Signed The Petition' was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards.