Palestine 36

Palestine 36
7.8

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Directed by: Annemarie Jacir

Overview

Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

Reviews (2)

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    With the British Empire trying to reconcile it’s own Palestinian agenda with those of the indigenous cotton farmers and a burgeoning, homeless, Jewish population arriving with expectations of their own homeland, this film follows events through the eyes of “Yusuf” (Karim Daoud Anaya) as he finds him...

  • Puffypoofy (Rated: 1)

    By Oren Kessler, author of the book 'Palestine 1936'>

    I have a number of quarrels with this film but I’ve limited myself to three of its most egregious failings:

    The utter distortion of how Jews acquired land (whatever land they owned was paid for – not “transferred” over by perfidious B...

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