Georges Khabbaz at the premiere of Yunan during the 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, on Feb. 19, 2025. (Credit: Jens Koch)
A gift.That's how Georges Khabbaz described the role of Mounir, which he plays in Yunan.Complex and subtle, contemplative and poetic, the Lebanese actor and screenwriter delivered a powerful performance in this drama written and directed by Ameer Fakher Eldin. The film follows an Arab writer residing in Hamburg who decides to isolate himself on a German island to end his life. The story resonated with that of the director: Born in Kyiv in 1991 and now based in Hamburg, he hails from the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan. His journey was marked by exploring his belonging and his country, Syria, which he never visited. After his first film Al-Gharib (The Stranger, 2021), Yunan is the second part of a trilogy dedicated to the theme of exile. In it, the viewer discovers a German-speaking Georges Khabbaz, solitary and able to showcase his...
A gift.That's how Georges Khabbaz described the role of Mounir, which he plays in Yunan.Complex and subtle, contemplative and poetic, the Lebanese actor and screenwriter delivered a powerful performance in this drama written and directed by Ameer Fakher Eldin. The film follows an Arab writer residing in Hamburg who decides to isolate himself on a German island to end his life. The story resonated with that of the director: Born in Kyiv in 1991 and now based in Hamburg, he hails from the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan. His journey was marked by exploring his belonging and his country, Syria, which he never visited. After his first film Al-Gharib (The Stranger, 2021), Yunan is the second part of a trilogy dedicated to the theme of exile. In it, the viewer discovers a German-speaking Georges Khabbaz, solitary and able to showcase his...
