Yunan

Directed by Ameer Fakher Eldin

Germany

2025

124 mins

Unclassified 15+

A world-weary author retreats to a far-flung island in this evocative, Berlin-selected drama by Ameer Fakher Eldin (The Stranger, SFF 2022), featuring the legendary Hanna Schygulla.

Munir (Georges Khabbaz), an Arab author exiled in Hamburg, is plagued by mounting malaise and vivid dreams. Prescribed time off by his doctor, he travels to the remote Hallig islands, off Germany’s north coast. There, he meets the stoic innkeeper Valeska, played with quiet grace by Fassbinder muse Schygulla (The Marriage of Maria Braun, SFF 1979). Despite begrudging him his lack of reservation, she secures Munir last-minute lodgings. In this foreign place, he contemplates ending it all. Gradually, through the solace of nature and Valeska’s gentle friendship, Munir finds renewed appreciation for life. The second film in Fakher Eldin’s planned ‘Homeland’ thematic trilogy, Yunan is a mellow, poetic treasure.

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“The somber drama has a cumulative spell, intensified by its hypnotic visual command and an atmospheric principal setting.”

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

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Wed 11 June 2025, 8pm

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Program Strand
Features
Original Title
يونان
Year
2025
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Canada, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar
Language
In Arabic and German with English subtitles
Director
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Producer
Dorothe Beinemeier, Marco Valerio Fusco, Micaela Fusco, Catherine Chagnon, Tony Copti, Jiries Copti
Cast
Georges Khabbaz, Hanna Schygulla, Ali Suliman
Screenwriter
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Cinematographer
Ronald Plante
Editor
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Genre
Arts, Middle East
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Cultural Media Australia

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