Palestine 36

Oct 31, 2025

2h 0m

★ 7.8

Overview

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule and Zionist immigration from Europe accelerates toward the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, Yusuf moves between Jerusalem and his rural home amid escalating unrest and a decisive moment for the British Empire.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Philistine Films

Autonomous

Corniche Media

Snowglobe

MK Productions

BFI

BBC Film

DFI

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Cast

Yusuf

Karim Daoud Anaya

Khouloud

Yasmine Al Massri

Thomas Hopkins

Billy Howle

Amir

Dhafer L'Abidine

Kareem

Ward Helou

Captain Wingate

Robert Aramayo

Rabab

Yafa Bakri

Afra

Wardi Eilabouni

Khalid

Saleh Bakri

Father Boulos

Jalal Altawil

High Commissioner Wauchope

Jeremy Irons

Hanan

Hiam Abbass

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