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Thessaloniki: ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ By Palestinian Filmmaker Laila Abbas Among Meet The Neighbors+ Competition Titles
‘Thank You for Banking With Us’ by Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas to play in the Neighbors+ competition.
EXCLUSIVE: Twelve new works including a feature-length pic from Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas will screen as part of the Meet The Neighbors+ competition sidebar at this year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival. But the fugitive will find allies in the most unexpected of people; his activist niece, as well as the community of humble islanders who take him under their wing, dubbing him “the Mohican” – the only one standing his ground in the face of the degradation of the region. Based on true events and featuring non-professional actors portraying their own lives, Vittoria delves deep into the complexities of family dynamics and the seemingly irrational desires of the human psyche.
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