A Drowning Man

Directed by Mahdi Fleifel

Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators, he is forced to make compromises merely to survive; his life of exile grows one day longer.

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A Drowning Man is a stark and deeply humane short film about a young Palestinian refugee surviving one precarious day on the streets of Athens. Mahdi Fleifel combines documentary-like realism with carefully controlled drama, making every small transaction feel dangerous. The film’s restraint gives its portrait of exile, exploitation and isolation a devastating emotional weight.