Drama History War
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.
Directed by
Annemarie Jacir
Written by
Annemarie Jacir
Jeremy Irons
High Commissioner Wauchope
Liam Cunningham
Charles Tegart
Robert Aramayo
Captain Wingate
Muhammad Abed Elrahman
Villager
Saleh Bakri
Khalid
Hiam Abbass
Hanan
Christopher Villiers
Radio Broadcaster
Sam Hoare
Diplomat Charles
Dhafer L'Abidine
Amir
Yumna Marwan
Um Kareem
Kamel El Basha
Abu Rabab
Yasmine Al Massri
Khouloud
Luca Bercovici
Samer Bisharat
Payroll Sami
Billy Howle
Thomas Hopkins
Karim Daoud Anaya
Yusuf
Ahmad Kaabour
Krikorian Jr.
Sofia Asir
Dyala
Yafa Bakri
Rabab
Jalal Altawil
Father Boulos
George Smale
British soldier
Nicholas Moss
Officer Stokes
Areen Omari
Aroob
Yahya Mahayni
Al Qawuqji
Eyad Hourani
Qusay
Wardi Eilabouni
Afra
Ula Tabari
Matiel Mogannam
Nabil Al Raee
Abu Azmi
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Maher
Joanna Arida
Dyala's Cousin
Finlay James
British Soldier
Ward Helou
Kareem
Anwar Khalil
Naim
Eid Aziz
Abu Yusuf
Hussam Abu Eisheh
Al Basma Mukhtar
Firas Farrah
Nasri
Lewis Fox-James
Port Manager
Amara Ghandi
Kareem's sister
Zaid Ghazal
Nayef
Maya Omaia Keesh
Khalid's love
Aya Khalaf
Jenin
Maryam Abu Khaled
Woman Protestor
Musa Nazzal
Rebel
Mohammad Rasheed
Leader
Amin Safi
Shoe client
Riyad Sliman
Thaer
Ahmed Tobasi
Man on the bus
Shada Yasine
Samia
Saleem Aldabeek
Villager
Waleed Jizawi
Villager
Sam Peace
British soldier
Francis Redfern
British soldier
Assaf al Rousan
Association Member
Amer Daqqaq
Business Man
May Jabareen

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