A film of El Gouna Film Festival
حلفاء في المنفىAllies in Exile
- Director
- Hasan Kattan, Fadi Al Halabi
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Syria
- Year
- 2026
- Running time
- 40 min
- Language
- English, Arabic
At El Gouna Film Festival
- Ninth edition · 2026Special Presentations, Displacement Film FundThe 2026 edition
What it is about
For 14 years, Syrian filmmakers Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi have journeyed together through war and storytelling. Their bond was forged on the frontlines of revolution where their cameras recorded terror and hope, laughter and heartbreak – moments that defined a generation. Years later, their story takes an unexpected turn. Confined inside a UK asylum hotel, Hasan and Fadi document a new chapter shaped not by bombs, but by waiting, bureaucracy, and exile.
Key roles
- Director
- Hasan Kattan
- Producer
- Orlando von Einsiedel
- Director of photography
- Fadi Al Halabi
- Editor
- Matt Scholes
Full credits
Cast
2- Hasan Kattan
- Fadi Al Halabi
Directing
1- Hasan Kattan
Production
1- Orlando von Einsiedel
Camera
1- Fadi Al Halabi
Editing
1- Matt Scholes
Companies
Grain Media
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