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Unknown Land

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2015 · 78 min Drama Fantasy
10.0 / 10 · TMDB

The Arab Spring, Yemen 2011. The revolution continues. It's the monsoon season and life goes on smoothly for the inhabitants of Socotra Island. Not far from land, a sailing boat bearing an Israeli flag sinks and the search for survivors begins. A castaway is washed ashore a secluded beach. On the other side of the island, a native dreams of the castaway seeking his help.This adventure begins through the castaway's body, a man who in the sinking of his life sees for the first time a chance to know gratefulness, to be reborn. Will he overthrow destiny? Will he get back alive?

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Year 2015
Country Greece, Cyprus, Yemen
Genre Drama, Fantasy
Director Manuel de Coco
Runtime 78 min.
Rating TMDB: 10.0/10 (1 votes)

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The director constructs a narrative on the delicate contrast between the historical context of revolution and the mythical isolation of the island. It explores the theme of a second chance, relying on the metaphor of physical and spiritual shipwreck, where the castaway's body becomes a conduit to another dimension of reality.

What lingers after viewing is a parable about how in a moment of total loss, one can find something greater. The film asks if we can be reborn from the wreckage of our old selves. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Manuel de Coco

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Watch in a quiet, contemplative setting, allowing its island rhythm to set the pace.

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