Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
Direction
Jacir's restraint makes the violence land harder.
Cinematography
Olive groves and prison yards shot like elegies.
Acting
Hiam Abbass delivers a performance of generations.
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Karim Daoud Anaya
Yusuf
Hiam Abbass
Hanan
Robert Aramayo
Captain Wingate
Yasmine Al Massri
Khouloud
Billy Howle
Thomas Hopkins
Dhafer L'Abidine
Amir
Ward Helou
Kareem
Yafa Bakri
Rabab
Wardi Eilabouni
Afra
Saleh Bakri
Khalid
Jalal Altawil
Father Boulos
Jeremy Irons
High Commissioner Wauchope
Kamel El Basha
Abu Rabab
Joanna Arida
Dyala's Cousin
Sofia Asir
Dyala
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Annemarie Jacir is the first Palestinian woman to submit for the Oscars—this film continues her decades-long project of cinema as counter-archive.
Robert Aramayo's Wingate is based on the real Orde Wingate, who trained Zionist militias in 'counter-insurgency' tactics later used in 1948.
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