MAYSOON NANCY BINIADAKI

  • GERMANY | GREECE

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  • GERMAN | ARABIC

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  • 2025

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  • 120 mins

Almost ten years after the Arab Spring, the young Egyptian archaeologist Maysoon lives in Berlin with her German boyfriend Tobi and their two children. When private problems begin to shake her life, and her political and social status are threatened, Maysoon fears that she may lose everything once again: family, love, and freedom. Fuelled by passion and idealism, she fights for her independence as a woman and as a citizen on a rollercoaster that can at any time turn everything into ruins.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Christopher Zitterbart

Screenplay :

Nancy Biniadaki

Director of Photography :

Jean-Marc Junge

Editor :

Panos Voutsaras

Music :

Thalia Ioannidou

Sound :

Giannis Antipas

Cast :

Sabrina Amali, Florian Stetter, Susanne Bormann, Karyofyllia Karabeti, Marie Tragousti, Mehdi Meskar, Zoë Valks, Josef Mohamed, Patrick Schlegel, Deborah Kaufmann

Premier Status :

Asian Premier

Awards - Winner :

Thessaloniki FF (Best Actress - International Competition)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Thessaloniki FF (Golden Alexander), Oldenburg FF (Audience Award - Best Film)

Nancy Biniadaki (b.1971, Athens), is a Berlin based writer and director. She studied film direction and classical literature in Athens and earned an MA in filmmaking from Sheffield Hallam University on an Onassis Foundation scholarship. Her background spans documentary, theatre and film, including work for Greek National Television and the Athens 2004 Olympic Games closing ceremony team. Her filmography includes the feature THE SURFACE OF THINGS (2017) and the short THE MOON AND I (2015). Her awards include the Best Greek Newcomer Director Award at the Athens IFF, the Grimme Preis and the Melina Mercouri Greek State Award.