Based on a 1974 novel by Emil Habibi about a man abducted by aliens, this film spirals into a fantastical, surreal world. Its protagonist, an anti-hero, is out of place and out of time. A victim of both his own existential crisis and his surroundings.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
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Film details
- Country of production
- Palestine
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 13'
- Medium/Format
- File
