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The uprising that took on an empire.
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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Karim Daoud AnayaYusuf
Hiam AbbassHanan
Robert AramayoCaptain Wingate
Billy HowleThomas Hopkins
Dhafer L'AbidineAmir
Yasmine Al MassriKhouloud
Liam CunninghamCharles Tegart
Jeremy IronsHigh Commissioner Wauchope
Ward HelouKareem
Yafa BakriRabab
Wardi EilabouniAfra
Saleh BakriKhalidExplore the crew
- Director
- Annemarie Jacir
- Director of Photography
- Hélène Louvart
- Editor
- Tania Reddin
- Producer
- Ossama Bawardi
- Original Music Composer
- Ben Frost
- Writer
- Annemarie Jacir
- Director of Photography
- Sarah Blum
- Director of Photography
- Tim Fleming