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A Drowning Man

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Synopsis

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 as his life of exile grows one day longer.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2017 - In Competition - Short Film Competition - World premiere
BAFTA Film Awards 2018 Nomination - Best British Short Film

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running Time
15 mins
Director
Mahdi Fleifel
Producer
Patrick Campbell, Mahdi Fleifel, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Co-Producer
Maria Drandaki
Editor
Michael Aaglund
Director of Photography
Vasco Viana
Principal Cast
Atef Alshafei, Jalal Qaniry, Thymios Koukios, Rebih El-Saleous

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 16th April 2018

Production Company

Denmark, UK, Greece coproduction

Nakba Filmworks (UK), Final Cut for Real (DK), Homemade Films (GR) with support of Danish Film Institute (DK), Euro Media (FR), The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (LB)

Nakba FilmWorks
Patrick Campbell
450 Kingsland Road
London
E8 4AE
+44 (0)7852 840462
patrick@nakbafilmworks.com
http://www.nakbafilmworks.com

Sales
Company

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France
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