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A group of soldiers ride horses on a dusty path, holding guns into the air.

Palestine 36

  Annemarie Jacir

  Palestine, U.K., France, Denmark, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan     118 minutes

Synopsis

Palestine 1936: Rising numbers of Jewish immigrants are arriving to escape persecution in Europe just as Palestinian villages are uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year colonial rule. The region is reaching a breaking point, spiraling toward an inevitable collision that will be a decisive turning point for the British Empire and the future of the land.

Within this tumultuous setting, Palestine 36 follows several characters caught up in the conflict. Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest, while young Afra tries to navigate the seismic changes with the aid of her grandmother. Meanwhile, a dissatisfied port worker finds the pressures of earning a living drawing him into the rebel movement. In this powerful and suspenseful work of historical fiction, starring such notable actors as Hiam Abbass and Jeremy Irons, renowned filmmaker Annemarie Jacir (Wajib, When I Saw You, and Like Twenty Impossibles, a winner at the Festival in 2023) uses a wide cinematic canvas to offer context, humanity, and complexity to a story that is still tragically unfolding.

 Arabic, English with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Screening

Tue, Oct 21 @ 8:00pm

at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 06
Venue information...

Scheduled to Attend:
Director Annemarie Jacir
Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Closed Captions
  • Assistive Listening Devices available
  • Audio Description
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Screening

Thu, Oct 23 @ 8:00pm

at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1
Venue information...

Scheduled to Attend:
Director Annemarie Jacir
Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Closed Captions
  • Assistive Listening Devices available
  • T-Coil Devices available
  • Audio Description
Learn about accessibility options...

Media

Film Credits

  •   Ossama Bawardi, Cat Villiers, Azzam Fakhreddin, Hani Farsi, Nils Åstrand, Olivier Barbier, Nathanaël Karmitz, Katrin Pors, Hamza Ali
  •   Annemarie Jacir
  •   Tania Reddin
  •   Hélène Louvart, Sarah Blum, Tim Fleming
  •   Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Jalal Altawil, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri, Yafa Bakri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Wardi Eilabouni, Ward Helou, Billy Howle, Dhafer L'Abidine, Liam Cunningham, Jeremy Irons
  •   Ben Frost
  •   Philistine Films, Autonomous, Corniche Media, MK Productions, Snowglobe

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