Palestine '36

2025

Action / Biography / Drama / History / War

22
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 27 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 5394 5.4K

zionism period drama colonialism british colonialism historical drama 1930s

Director

Annemarie Jacir Photo
Annemarie Jacir

Top cast

Hiam Abbass Photo
Hiam Abbass as Hanan
Jeremy Irons Photo
Jeremy Irons as High Commissioner Wauchope
Billy Howle Photo
Billy Howle as Thomas
Liam Cunningham Photo
Liam Cunningham as C Tegart
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1 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Yousef-50 9 / 10

A brief biography of my grandfather, the freedom fighter

My grandfather, the martyr Yousef Al-Katri, was one of the freedom fighters who resisted the British Mandate as a member of Battalion (K-41). His story is fully documented on Wikipedia-search for Yousef Al-Katri. He lived in the village of Simsim, near Majdal and Najd, and his life reflects the struggle he and his comrades endured in their resistance against the Mandate.I am still researching whether the character Yousef in the film was inspired by my grandfather's story or not.May God have mercy on these heroes. They did everything within their power, but destiny ultimately took its course.
Reviewed by GregA-603 9 / 10

Really well filmed, with a compelling narrative.

I found this a very compelling film which did a good job of accurately capturing the historical context. A lot of period dramas suffer from actors with botox faces, and clothes/makeup styles out of keeping with the setting. This felt very authentic, and so really got me immersed in the story.I went to see it with a Lebanese family I know, and the mum said it really brought it to life, and told a lot of stories which she had never heard before. The characters were believable, the background of meddling by the British government felt very real, and the violence of the settlers felt authentic and looked a lot similar to the violence faced by those in Palestine today.
Reviewed by aviblack 8 / 10

The 1936-39 Arab Revolt: A Stunning and Important Portrayal

My grandfather -- a Jewish immigrant in the 1910's from Scotland to Ottoman Palestine who fought with Allenby in WWI and sired my own father in the 1920's after the British Mandate was established -- was killed during the uprisings (in 1938) while performing "civilian duties" for the British army. As a professional historian, I have read dozens of books that set context for the ongoing tragedies of that region which we've witnessed in the past years, decades and centuries; in so doing, with (of course) a very personal interest in uncovering what I can of my grandfather's story, I've come to recognize that these events of the late '30's are perhaps the least-widely known in the "story", despite their immense and underappreciated importance to the narrative that has led us from persecution and genocide of my people to where they/we can somehow perpetrate genocide on another.It is from that background -- and a deep love for historical fiction as THE best way to bring dry historical fact to life -- that I came to this film with intense anticipation. I will characterize my reaction by responding to the couple of negative postings submitted here so far (without getting into a critique of the filmmaking itself, which is not my expertise).1: "It is inaccurate." NO, it is NOT. I'll give credit to those who actually identify themselves in giving negative reviews, but not to their specious claims. Note that not a single one actually identifies "falsehoods" in the movie -- they just claim it's "wrong", with no evidence. Are the characters, and even the core village, fictional? Duh, it's historical fiction! The truth is in the foundational events that are portrayed, and these are accurate.2: To the good number of "thumbs-down" responses. I chuckle at these because they are nothing but social media detritus. Bot-generated, probably (and since the Israeli government prides itself on its automated propaganda, maybe start there). For those human-generated, I bet these are people who just don't care to know the truth. Indo suspect is that these folks come from an angle that would argue the movie is antisemitic (and I bet most haven't even seen the film), portraying the Jewish settlers as evil actors. In fact, what is really compelling about this film is that it digs into the way the British -- NOT just the Jewish settlers themselves (who are at least somewhat sympathetically reference to by the characters in the film) -- were the core perpetrators. In Palestine, they used many of the same divisive tactics they used elsewhere in the empire over the centuries, from the Americas to India. Divide and conquer, basically. This dynamic as it was developed in Palestine is poorly (if at all) understood by most, yet extremely important to understanding how things have come to the point they are today. Imperialism and its effects don't disappear because the empire just descends into the shadows. (One might ask how Tony Blair could possibly be the right person to preside over the reconstruction of Gaza.)3: I just have to guffaw at the comment about the Beauty Queen of Jerusalem being a serious source of information about this period. It's a silly soap opera, for godssake (albeit a fun one). It certainly doesn't touch on the uprisings!KUDOS to the filmmakers - I highly recommend everyone see it and learn something they likely know (next to) nothing about!
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