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.
Direction
Jacir's restraint makes the violence land harder.
Cinematography
Olive groves and prison yards shot like elegies.
Acting
Hiam Abbass delivers a performance of generations.
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Karim Daoud Anaya
Yusuf
Hiam Abbass
Hanan
Robert Aramayo
Captain Wingate
Yasmine Al Massri
Khouloud
Billy Howle
Thomas Hopkins
Dhafer L'Abidine
Amir
Ward Helou
Kareem
Yafa Bakri
Rabab
Wardi Eilabouni
Afra
Saleh Bakri
Khalid
Jalal Altawil
Father Boulos
Jeremy Irons
High Commissioner Wauchope
Kamel El Basha
Abu Rabab
Joanna Arida
Dyala's Cousin
Sofia Asir
Dyala
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