Introduction

Antoine’s sister has been declared dead for several years, but he is convinced she is alive. He travels to Syria, where female Kurdish fighters battle ISIS.

Also known as Fertile Crescent (working title, US).

Outline

No Man’s Land dives into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unravelling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine ends up joining forces with a unit of Kurdish female fighters, fierce women and ISIS’ biggest nightmare, and the ragtag group of international idealists who have travelled to help them fight.

Cast

• Félix Moati … Antoine Habert, 8 episodes, 2020.
• Mélanie Thierry … Anna Habert, 8 episodes, 2020.
• Souheila Yacoub … Sarya Dogan, 8 episodes, 2020.
• James Krishna Floyd … Nasser Al-Shammri, 8 episodes, 2020.
• Dean Ridge … Paul Wilkins, 8 episodes, 2020.
• Jo Ben Ayed … Iyad Bel Tagi, 8 episodes, 2020.
• James Purefoy … Stanley, 8 episodes, 2020.
• Kamal Kadimi … Sheikh Abu-Yasser, 6 episodes, 2020.
• Luke Hornsby … Luis Quintero, 6 episodes, 2020.
• Enja Saethren … Eva Haas, 6 episodes, 2020.

Trivia

• Due to the many languages, accents and dialects used in the series, six separate dialect coaches worked with the actors to ensure accuracy, making sure for example that each character spoke the correct form of Arabic, be it Egyptian, Syrian or Tunisian.
  • This particular care extended to post-production ADR and subtitling, which were checked, and re-checked.
• Swiss actress Souheila Yacoub, who already spoke five languages fluently, spent two months learning Kurdish prior to filming.
  • When sent to train with a Kurdish dialect coach on her first day on set, the coach thought she was being pranked and that Yacoub was actually Kurdish.
• Due to real weapons being used on set in Morocco, with blanks, actors had to show their passports every day to the Royal Gendarmerie officers present to be handed their gun.
• Each episode was filmed in 8 and a half days.
• The actors followed ten days of military training.
• European interiors were shot in Belgium, exteriors in Paris, and Turkey, Syria, Egypt and Iran were all represented by Morocco and its High Atlas mountain range.

No Man’s Land Series

• Episode 01.
• Episode 02.
• Episode 03.
• Episode 04.
• Episode 05.
• Episode 06.
• Episode 07.
• Episode 08.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Oded Ruskin … (8 episodes, 2020).
• Producer(s):
  • Simon Arnal … producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Caroline Benjo … producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Jacques-Henri Bronckart … co-producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Amit Cohen … associate producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Jonathan Doweck … producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Maria Feldman … producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Ron Leshem … associate producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Gwennaëlle Libert … co-producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Eitan Mansuri … producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Oded Ruskin … associate producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Carole Scotta … producer (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Christian Vesper … associate producer (8 episodes, 2020).
• Writer(s):
  • Amit Cohen … (creator) (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Amit Cohen … (written by) (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Maria Feldman … (creator) (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Ron Leshem … (creator) (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Ron Leshem … (written by) (7 episodes, 2020).
  • Ron Leshem … (created by) (unknown episodes).
  • Eitan Mansuri … (creator) (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Xabi Molia … (adaptation) (7 episodes, 2020).
  • Xabi Molia … (collaborating writer) (1 episode, 2020).
  • Karine Tuil … (collaborating writer) (1 episode, 2020).
• Music:
  • Rutger Hoedemaekers … (8 episodes, 2020).
• Cinematography:
  • Stéphane Vallée … (8 episodes, 2020).
• Editor(s):
  • Boaz Mann … (8 episodes, 2020).
  • Omri Zalmona … (8 episodes, 2020).
  • François Gédigier … (1 episode, 2020).
• Production:
  • Haut Et Court Tv.
  • Masha Productions.
  • Spiro Films.
  • ARTE (co-production) (presents).
  • Hulu (in association with).
  • FremantleMedia (in association with).
  • Versus Production (co-production).
  • Wallimage (support).
  • Belga Films Fund (support).
  • Inver Tax Shelter (support).
• Distributor(s):
  • ARTE (2020) (Germany) (TV).
  • ARTE (2020) (France) (TV).
  • Crave (2021) (Canada) (TV) (internet).
  • HBO España (2020) (Spain) (TV) (internet).
  • HBO Nordic (2020) (Denmark) (TV) (internet).
  • HBO Nordic (2020) (Finland) (TV) (internet).
  • HBO Nordic (2020) (Norway) (TV) (internet).
  • HBO Nordic (2020) (Sweden) (TV) (internet).
  • Hulu (2020) (USA) (TV) (internet).
  • Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) (2020) (Bahrain) (TV).
  • Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) (2020) (Egypt) (TV).
  • Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) (2020) (Jordan) (TV).
  • Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) (2020) (Kuwait) (TV).
  • Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) (2020) (Saudi Arabia) (TV).
  • Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (TV).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Austria) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Belgium) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Brazil) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (France) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Germany) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (India) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Ireland) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Italy) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Luxembourg) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (Switzerland) (video) (VOD).
  • StarzPlay (2020) (UK) (video) (VOD).
  • WVG Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD).
• Release Date: 16 September 2020 (Festival de la Fiction TV, France) and 22 November 2020 to 10 January 2021 (Amazon Prime).
• Rating: 18.
• Running Time: 42-52 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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