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PALESTINE 36
2025
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Starring
Hiam Abbass
Kamel El Basha
Yasmine Al Massri
Jeremy Irons
Liam Cunningham
Runtime
120 minutes
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In her stunning period piece, Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir meticulously recreates a moment in history that would have repercussions for the entire world for the coming century.
In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region. Integrating archival footage into its dramatization of these real-life events, Jacir has created a moving epic about the preservation of individual and national identity.
“It’s a miracle PALESTINE 36 even exists. We have an anti-colonial film, made by a Palestinian filmmaker, shot in Palestine with multiple postponements due to the genocide, that feels more ambitious and impressive than most modern Hollywood blockbusters. How is this even real?” - Orrin Luc
“Jacir’s film may be brimming with facts and historical allusions that add context to the on-going violence in the region, but its a humanist film at its heart, remaining deeply rooted in the lives of its characters, their relationships with their community, their love for their people, and their enduring connection to their ancestral land.” - Marya E. Gates
“Gestures towards seemingly unbreakable chains of intergenerational violence, shakes off any remaining comforting period drama gloss to speak directly, arrestingly, to today.” - Rachel Pronger
In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region. Integrating archival footage into its dramatization of these real-life events, Jacir has created a moving epic about the preservation of individual and national identity.
“It’s a miracle PALESTINE 36 even exists. We have an anti-colonial film, made by a Palestinian filmmaker, shot in Palestine with multiple postponements due to the genocide, that feels more ambitious and impressive than most modern Hollywood blockbusters. How is this even real?” - Orrin Luc
“Jacir’s film may be brimming with facts and historical allusions that add context to the on-going violence in the region, but its a humanist film at its heart, remaining deeply rooted in the lives of its characters, their relationships with their community, their love for their people, and their enduring connection to their ancestral land.” - Marya E. Gates
“Gestures towards seemingly unbreakable chains of intergenerational violence, shakes off any remaining comforting period drama gloss to speak directly, arrestingly, to today.” - Rachel Pronger