Al-Bustan’s Cinema Etcetera Series is proud to screen

PALESTINE 36

A film by Annemarie Jacir

6 PM - 8:30 PM

The fourth feature of acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir is an epic multi-character drama revolving around the oft-forgotten 1936 Arab revolt in Palestine – the first major sustained uprising by Palestinian against the British colonial rule. With a starry pan-Arab cast featuring Hiam Abbass, Dhafer L'Abidine, Saleh Bakri, Yasmine Al Massri, alongside Oscar-winner Jermey Irons, “Palestine ‘36” is a gripping panorama of a people and nation fighting to survival; a detailed historical chronicle of how the land was lost; a rich study of the morality of resistance.

Palestine, 1936. The uprising that took on an Empire. As villages across Mandatory 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 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.