Alam
Despite being part of a young generation of Palestinian Arabs whose families chose to stay and challenge the Israeli state after Al-Nakba, 17-year-old Tamer and his friends are just like any other group of teenage boys. They clumsily search for drugs, flirt with girls, play video games, and slack off at school. However, when a beautiful new student named Maysaa’ joins their class Tamer immediately falls for her and, by association, is drawn into her political activism. Together they join fellow classmate, Safwat, in an operation to covertly raise the Palestinian flag and peacefully disrupt the local celebrations planned for Israel’s Independence Day – otherwise known to Palestinians as a day of mourning and memorialization for their displacement 70 years prior. Unsure of his own political convictions, Tamer must quickly determine what matters to him and what price he is willing to pay for freedom.
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Cast
11 people
Mahmood Bakri
Tamer
Also in
To a Land Unknown
The Teacher
Sereen Khass
Maysaa'
Also in
Maliha
Ambush
Mohammad Karaki
Shekel
Also in
Daveed
Muhammad Abed Elrahman
Safwat
Known for
All That's Left of You
Ahmad Zaghmouri
Rida
No other roles listed
Saleh Bakri
Uncle Naji
Known for
The Blue Caftan
All That's Left of You
Amer Hlehel
Tamer's father
Known for
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Paradise Now
Jaboor Kawn
May
No other roles listed
Haithem Kokhon
The headmaster's assistant
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Riyad Sliman
Adel
Known for
In Between
Moez Toumi
The headmaster
Also in
City of Shadows
Kesmat Wkhayen
Firas Khoury Director · Faraj Suleiman Composer Frida Marzouk Cinematographer
United States release February 17, 2023 · Produced in France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Palestinian Territories · Languages Arabic, Hebrew
Production
MPM Film
Production
Paprika Films
Production
Philistine Films
Production
Metafora Production
Production
Red Sea Fund
Production
Lacydon Bay Productions
Production
France · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Tunisia · Palestinian Territories
Produced in
Languages
Original title
علم
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Hebrew
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2022
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · February 17, 2023
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
France · August 30, 2023
Theatrical
Argentina
July 25, 2023 · FIC.UBA
Egypt
November 18, 2022 · Theatrical
France
January 2, 2024 · Physical · DVD
Germany
September 28, 2023 · SCHLiNGEL - International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
Italy
October 18, 2022 · Rome Film Festival
Norway
January 18, 2023 · Tromsø International Film Festival
Russia
April 23, 2023 · Moscow International Film Festival
Saudi Arabia
December 5, 2022 · Red Sea International Film Festival
South Korea
July 11, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival
Sweden
January 31, 2023 · Göteborg Film Festival
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