
In this multi-strand drama, Yusuf and his compatriots find themselves caught up amid their nation’s fight for freedom as the war between peasantry and empire is pushed to a breaking point.
Synopsis
1936. As villages across mandatory 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 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.
Details
Annemarie Jacir
Saleh Bakri, Hiam Abbass, Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Karim Daoud, Yafa Bakri, Yasmine Al Massri, Billy Howle, Robert Aramayo
Philistine Films, All Before You Limited, MK Production, Snowglobe
Palestinian, UK, French
Historical, Drama
Arabic, English
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world excl. Middle East (MAD Solutions), UK (Curzon), France (Haut & Court), Switzerland (Trigon) // Co-rep with MK2