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.

Jeremy Irons
as High Commissioner Wauchope

Robert Aramayo
as Captain Wingate

Liam Cunningham
as Charles Tegart

Billy Howle
as Thomas Hopkins

Hiam Abbass
as Hanan

Yasmine Al Massri
as Khouloud

Saleh Bakri
as Khalid

Dhafer L'Abidine
as Amir

Sofia Asir
as Dyala

Karim Daoud Anaya
as Yusuf
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With the British Empire trying to reconcile it’s own Palestinian agenda with those of the indigenous cotton farmers and a burgeoning, homeless, Jewish population arriving with expectations of their own homeland, this film follows events through the eyes of “Yusuf” (Karim Daoud Anaya) as he finds him...