Dir. Farah Nabulsi
2023 | 115 mins | UK, Palestine, Qatar
English, Arabic, with English subtitles
Saleh Bakri, Imogen Poots, Muhammad Abed El Rahman

Showing Times

• Mon 11 Nov: 5pm
• Tue 12 Nov: 7.55pm

The parallel struggles of a Palestinian schoolteacher grieving the loss of his son and an American couple fighting to reclaim their son from kidnappers propel writer-director Farah Nabulsi’s gripping feature debut.

Palestinian school teacher Basem El-Saleh is struggling to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a volunteer worker. Told with compassion, consideration and extraordinary performances this film is a UK/Palestine production and was shot entirely on the West Bank.

BBFC Rating

Rated 12A – infrequent strong language, moderate violence, threat, upsetting scenes