Documentary · 2018 · 78 min
Faraway Land
Where no bombs fall from the sky. A few days in Athens with those who fled the war and the volunteers who accompany them.
The story behind it
Waiting for a destination.
Since 2015, more than 60,000 refugees have been stranded in Greece, waiting for somewhere to go.
Filmed in Athens in 2017, the film spends several days with a group of them and with the international volunteers who accompany them.
GenreDocumentary
Year2018
Running time78 minutes
FilmingAthens, 2017
Play: Official trailer for Faraway Land.
By the numbers
How far it has reached.
3 awards
Best National Feature Film and Best Cinematography (Festival de Cine de Madrid, 2018) and the Golden Iguana for best documentary (Festival de Guayaquil, 2018)
3 nominations
Best documentary at First-Time Filmmaker Sessions (2020), SIMFEST (2020) and London Eco Film Festival (2021)
78 min
running time
Selected from 81 films competing for the XII Gaudí Awards of the Acadèmia del Cinema Català, in the feature documentary category. Its commercial release in Catalonia was on 14 June 2019.
Sources: Festival de Cine de Madrid; Acadèmia del Cinema Català (candidates for the XII Gaudí Awards); awards listing for the film on IMDb. Accessed 22 September 2026.
What the jury said.
For its skill in tackling a humanly relevant subject, offering an unusual point of view and for its ability to convey emotions with sensitivity and without sentimentality.
Jury of the 27th Festival de Cine de Madrid · Best National Feature Film (2018)
For its framing and its treatment of light, which help us understand the characters’ emotions and the meaning of the story, turning aesthetics into content.
Jury of the 27th Festival de Cine de Madrid · Best Cinematography, National Feature Film (2018)
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