Palestine 36

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.

Cast

Karim Daoud Anaya

Karim Daoud Anaya

as Yusuf

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

as Hanan

Robert Aramayo

Robert Aramayo

as Captain Wingate

Yasmine Al Massri

Yasmine Al Massri

as Khouloud

Billy Howle

Billy Howle

as Thomas Hopkins

Dhafer L'Abidine

Dhafer L'Abidine

as Amir

Ward Helou

Ward Helou

as Kareem

Yafa Bakri

Yafa Bakri

as Rabab

Wardi Eilabouni

Wardi Eilabouni

as Afra

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

as Khalid

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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...

Puffypoofy

By Oren Kessler, author of the book 'Palestine 1936'> I have a number of quarrels with this film but I’ve limited myself to three of its most egregious failings: > > The utter distortion of how Jews acquired land (whatever land they owned was paid for – not “transferred” over by perfidious B...

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