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Palestine, United Kingdom,France , Denmark , Qatar , Saudi Arabia, Jordan
PALESTINE 36 follows Yusuf as he drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest of 1936 Mandate Palestine, where several villages were rising up against British rule. But history is relentless; with rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping an increasingly fascist Europe and Palestinian calls for independence, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
Cast
Jeremy Irons, Hiam Abbass, Kamel El Basha, Saleh Bakri, Yasmine Al Massri, Jalal Altawil, Billy Howle, Dhafer L’Abidine, Liam Cunningham, Robert Aramayo, Yafa Bakri, Karim Daoud AnayaCrew
DOP: Hélène Louvart
Editor: Kazim Fayad, Ali Fayad
Production Designer: Nael Kanj
Costume Designer: Hamada Attallah
Music: Ben Frost
Philistine Films, Autonomous, Corniche Media, MK Productions, Snowglobe
Producer(s):
Ossama Bawardi
- Toronto International Film Festival – Gala Program, Canada (World Premiere)
- 98th Academy Awards, US
- AFI Fest, US
- Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
- BFI London, UK
- 38th European Film Awards
- Rome Film Festival, Italy
- Chicago International Film Festival, US
- Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan
- Arab Film Festival, US (Official Selection)
- São Paulo International Film Festival
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco
- Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
- Cinemamed - Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles
- Kolkata International Film Festival, India
- Arab Film Festival in San Francisco, USA
- Reel Palestine Film Festival at Cinema Akil
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
Awards :
- Grand Prix, Tokyo International Film Festival
- Audience Award, São Paulo International Film Festival
- Snow Leopard Special Jury Award, Asian World Film Festival
- Audience Award, Arab Film Festival in San Francisco
- Production Design Award, Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival & Symposium, Canada
Nominations:
- Academy Awards® (98th Oscars) - Shortlist for Best International Feature Film
- Irish Film & Television Academy – Nomination for Best International Film
- Irish Film & Television Academy – Nomination for Supporting Actor (Liam Cunningham)
- Girls on Film Awards – Nomination for Best Cinematography
- European Film Awards - Shortlist (Feature Film Selection)
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards – Nomination for Best Screenplay
- London Critics’ Circle Film Awards – Nomination for Breakthrough Performer of the Year (Robert Aramayo)
- Political Film Society (Los Angeles) – Nomination for Best Films of 2025
- Egyptian Film Critics Association – Nomination for Best Film
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