PALESTINE 36

In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region.

Directed by Annemarie Jacir
Screenplay Annemarie Jacir
Cast Jeremy Irons Robert Aramayo Liam Cunningham Billy Howle Hiam Abbass Yasmine Al Massri Saleh Bakri Dhafer L'Abidine Sofia Asir Karim Daoud Anay
Music Ben Frost
Cinematography Helene Louvart Sarah Blum Tim Fleming
Editing Tania Reddin
Production Companies Philistine Films Autonomous Corniche Media MK Productions Snowglobe BBC Film BFI Doha Film Institute
Toronto International Film Festival
2025 | Gala — World Premiere
BFI London Film Festival
2025 | Journey — European Premiere
Festa del Cinema di Roma
2025 | Grand Public
Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux (FIFIB)
2025 | Hors Compétition — Avant-première française
Seminci — Valladolid International Film Festival
2025 | Meeting Point
Nomination: Punto de Encuentro Award
Tokyo International Film Festival
2025 | Official Competition
Winner: Tokyo Grand Prix — Best Film
Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di São Paulo
2025 | Foco Reino Unido
Winner: Audience Award — Best International Fiction
Chicago International Film Festival
2025 | Spotlight
AFI FEST
2025 | World Cinema
Marrakech International Film Festival
2025 | Gala Screenings
Red Sea International Film Festival
2025 | Arab Spectacular
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2025 | Special Screening
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)
2025 | Best of Festivals
Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (Carthage Film Festival)
2025 | Opening Film
Arab Film Festival — San Francisco
2025
Winner: Audience Award
Asian World Film Festival
2025 | Snow Leopard Competition
Winner: Snow Leopard Special Jury Award
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival & Symposium
2025
Winner: Production Design Award — Nael Kanj
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) — Geneva
2026 | Fiction Competition
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
2026 | Limelight
Tromsø International Film Festival
2026 | Horizons
Ostend Film Festival
2026 | Avant-première
International Fribourg Film Festival
2026 | Coups de cœur — Hors compétition
Sydney Film Festival
2026 | Features
Helsinki International Film Festival — Love & Anarchy
2026 | Fight the Power
Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival
2026
Winner: Golden Gazelle — Best Director — Annemarie Jacir
Casablanca International Independent Film Festival
2026
Winner: Grand Prix — Anfa d'Or — Best Film
The Critics Awards for Arab Films
2026
Winner: Best Screenplay — Annemarie Jacir
Winner: Best Cinematography — Hélène Louvart
Nomination: Best Film
Nomination: Best Director — Annemarie Jacir
Nomination: Best Actress — Yasmine Al Massri
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2025
Nomination: Best Screenplay — Annemarie Jacir
London Critics Circle Film Awards
2026
Nomination: Breakthrough Performer of the Year — Robert Aramayo
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards
2026
Nomination: Best International Film
Nomination: Best Supporting Actor — Liam Cunningham
Academy Awards — Oscars
2026
Shortlist: Best International Feature Film
European Film Awards
2026
Feature Film Selection

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