Summary
A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a British volunteer worker.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 62Audiences 61GoodWatch 62
Metascore62
IMDb7.4
User score4.8
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2024
May 16, 2024
2 years ago
Genres
DramaWarThrillerLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Qatar- United Kingdom
Palestinian Territories
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Saleh BakriBasem El-Saleh
Imogen PootsLisa
Muhammad Abed ElrahmanAdam
Stanley TownsendSimon Cohen
Paul HerzbergDirector Lieberman
Mahmood BakriYacoub
Andrea IrvineRachel Cohen
Asmaa AzaizehSalwa
Ruba BilalHuda- MAMuayyad Abd ElsamadAbu Tarek
Abd Al Naser Al SadiYusef
Nabil Al RaeeMan at Night- SAShams AzzamSecret Service #1
- JHJulia HamdanHana
- HAHanna AyoubHouse Demolition Soldier
- NKNael KanjThe Settler
Einat WeitzmanOrit- JQJareer QanadeeloAbu Sameer
Doraid LiddawiMilitary Judge- OKOus KhaderNader
- AAAsmahan Abed ElhadiMilitary Lawyer
- DHDonna HawaFemale Soldier
- KIKhitam IdlbiCourt Judge
- DMDiaa MograbyNathaniel
Directing · 1
- Farah Nabulsi Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 4
- Ossama Bawardi Producer
- Sawsan Asfari Producer
- Luke Healy Co-Producer
- May Jabareen Producer's Assistant
Camera · 1
- Gilles Porte Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Mike Pike Editor
- Gareth Bishop Colorist
- Agathe Boulous Digital Intermediate Producer
- Sameer Qumsiyeh Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
- Alex Baranowski Original Music Composer
- Ben Baird Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ruslan Shebystyi Foley Artist
- Matthew Kabby Kabakoff ADR Recording Engineer
- Abu Alul Montaser Boom Operator
- Andrii Starykovskyi Foley Mixer
Art · 3
- Nael Kanj Production Design
- Sami Zarour Set Decoration
- Hilal Jabareen Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Wafa Azzeh Assistant Costume Designer
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