Maysoon
A relationship unravels, a passport expires – and suddenly everything is at stake.
Egyptian archaeologist Maysoon (Sabrina Amali) lives in Berlin with her partner Tobi (Florian Stetter) and their two children when her past resurfaces. Once politically active before the Arab Spring, she now faces the risk that a return to Egypt could cost her freedom. Fearing the loss of her home, her family, and her sense of control, Maysoon is forced into a struggle – against Tobi, against the system, and against herself.
Caught between bureaucracy, a fractured relationship, and the question of who her children truly belong to, a story of guilt and self-assertion gradually comes to light.
Maysoon is an intimate, multi-layered drama about a woman at the edge of her existence – and about the radical power of love.
Written and directed by Nancy Biniadaki
Produced by Watchmen Productions in co-production with Graal Films and unafilm
in co-production with rbb, ERT and the Greek Film Centre
Funded by Creative Europe MEDIA, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hessen Film & Media and DFFF – German Federal Film Fund
World Premiere at Filmfest Oldenburg 2025
International Premiere at Thessaloniki IFF 2025, international competition
