A Drowning Man
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.
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.
Atef Alshafei
The Kid
Jalal Qaniry
Bis
Thymios Koukios
Greek Man
Rebih El-Saleous
Fatah
Mounir Alkhateeb
Abu Love
Irene Aggelopoulou
Shop Assistant
Giorgos Chaviaros
Man in Shop
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