A film exploring the 1936-39 Arab revolt against British rule, laying bare the colonial interference that sowed the seeds for the Israel-Palestine conflict.
1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf (Karim Daoud Anaya) 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. The cast includes Jeremy Irons as High Commissioner Wauchope and Robert Aramayo (‘I Swear’) as Captain Wingate. (Some subtitles)
France/Palestine 2025 Annemarie Jacir 115m
