To a Land Unknown

Reviews

• "TO THE LAND UNKNOWN is a tour-de-force of empathic storytelling, with its genre narrative bursting with an overabundance of humanity."
  - IndieWire
• "Fleifel’s influences are many, from 1970’s Hollywood to Palestinian poetry to American novels, as he readily admits in his interviews, but TO THE LAND UNKNOWN is unique in its brutal realism; a heartbreaking tribute to exiled people."
  - The Film Verdict
• "Arrestingly plotted and bracingly acted, this story about the biting hardships faced by refugees who have left the danger of their homeland only to be left nationless could hardly be more relevant."
  - Screen Daily
• "TO THE LAND UKNOWN is a film crafted with tremendous empathy."
  - Variety
• "With inspiration taken from the somber wave of ’70s American buddy movies, TO THE LAND UKNOWN will comfortably endear itself to audiences, avoiding anything overly discursive so it can thrive provoking anger and pathos."
  - The Film Stage
• "Crafted with tremendous empathy…Director Mahdi Fleifel delivers a confident, fully-realized drama"
  - Variety
• "Fleifel’s artistic choices in the film, everything from cinematography, locations, sparse score, and casting, rings so true that you forget at times that you’re watching a film"
  - Awards Watch