Palestine 36 (2025)
Director: Annemarie Jacir Run Time: 118 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Arabic
Starring: Billy Howle, Hiam Abbass, Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Robert Aramayo
Country: Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Language: Arabic, English
Join us for advance screenings in commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29. Encore screenings planned, to be announced soon.
About the film:
Palestine’s official selection for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards
1936. As villages across Mandatory 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 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.
Starring Jeremy Irons, Hiam Abbass (Succession), Yasmine Al Massri (Quantico), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones) and Robert Aramayo (Lord of the Rings).
“We are honored to share Palestine 36 with audiences on a day globally dedicated to recognizing the rights, dignity, and lived experiences of the Palestinian people,” said the movie’s director and writer Jacir. “We are so grateful to the theaters and audiences who are creating space for a story like this.”
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About the filmmaker:
Anne Marie Jacir is a filmmaker and poet. She has worked at several universities in Palestine and in the United States. Since 1994, she has written, produced and directed over a dozen films and founded her own production company, Philistine Films, based in Jordan and Palestine.
In 2008, she made and directed Salt of this Sea, her first feature film, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. Throughout her career, she has written several articles on the revolutionary Palestinian cinema of the 1960s and 1980s. Her film When I Saw You (2012) takes place at this time, bringing us into the life of the fedayeen through the naive and surprising gaze of a child.
Anne Marie Jacir is a leading filmmaker on an international scale. In 2019, she was part of the official jury of the Cannes Festival. She is a curator and co-founder of Columbia University’s school of Palestinian studies, Dreams of Nation, and works as a freelance filmmaker and editor. She lives between Bethlehem and Haifa, after being banned from entering Palestine for years.
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