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52-year-old farmer Adnan lives in the occupied Golan Heights by the Israeli-Syrian border. His life turns into constant chaos when he encounters Basel, a wounded soldier from the war in Syria.
After spending unfruitful years studying medicine in the former Soviet Union, Adnan decided to quit and return home. He went against the will of his father, an old, stubborn and very religious man, who all he wanted was to see his son a doctor. Adnan became an alcoholic, further angering his father. Considering it an insult to his morality and religion, the father’s punishment was severe. Adnan was disinherited from the apple orchards which the family owned, and in which he worked and spent most his time. Tired and embittered Adnan accidentally encounters Basel, a wounded soldier who escaped the Syrian war in search for his original village. Adnan decides to rescue him and the two embark on a perilous journey to fulfil Basel’s dream. But first, Adnan has to confront the village leaders, the Israeli army, and most of all—his father.

Credits

Director
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Screenwriter
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Producer
Tony Copti

About the Director

Ameer Fakher Eldin
Ameer Fakher Eldin is a German-based writer and director who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1991 to Syrian parents from the Golan Heights. His debut film, 'The Stranger' (Al Garib, 2021), premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (Giornate Degli Autori), where it won the Edipo Re Award. It was also selected as Palestine's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th
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