PALESTINE 36

Selected as Palestine’s Official Submission to the 98th Academy Awards and an Official Selection of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, Palestine 36 is a sweeping historical drama set during a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. Set in 1936, as the British Empire tightens its colonial grip on Palestine, the film follows Yusuf, a man torn between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Against the backdrop of the 1936 Palestinian Revolt, British colonial rule, and the arrival of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Europe, the lives of Palestinians, British authorities, and newcomers collide in a moment that will shape the region’s future. Starring Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Saleh Bakri, and an international ensemble including Jeremy Irons and Liam Cunningham, Palestine 36 offers a powerful, human-centered portrait of resistance, displacement, and moral reckoning.