Palestine 36
“The uprising that took on an empire.”
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.
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Cast
58 people
Karim Daoud Anaya
Yusuf
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Thomas Hopkins
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Yasmine Al Massri
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Liam Cunningham
Charles Tegart
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Jeremy Irons
High Commissioner Wauchope
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The Lion King
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Ward Helou
Kareem
Yafa Bakri
Rabab
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Wardi Eilabouni
Afra
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Saleh Bakri
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Annemarie Jacir Director · Ben Frost Composer Tim Fleming Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.7M · United States release February 13, 2026 · Produced in Palestinian Territories, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Qatar, Jordan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,735,409
Production
Philistine Films
Production
Autonomous
Production
Corniche Media
Production
Snowglobe
Production
MK Productions
Production
BFI
Production
BBC Film
Production
DFI
Production
Palestinian Territories · United Kingdom · France · Denmark · Qatar · Jordan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2025
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 31, 2025
Theatrical
United States · February 13, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · May 19, 2026
Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
United States
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
Algeria
April 25, 2026 · Premiere · Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival
Australia
June 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Belgium
March 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
March 25, 2026 · Premiere · Mostra Farol
Bulgaria
March 13, 2026 · Premiere · Sofia International Film Festival
Canada
May 19, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Chile
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Finland
September 18, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
January 14, 2026 · Theatrical
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Festival Cinémas du Sud
Germany
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
India
December 12, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Kerala
Indonesia
March 6, 2026 · Limited theatrical · KlikFilm Showcase
Ireland
October 29, 2025 · Premiere · Cork Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
December 5, 2025 · Digital · IFI@Home
May 20, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Italy
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Rome Film Fest
September 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
October 28, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Jordan
January 1, 2026
Morocco
December 6, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
September 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 6, 2026 · Premiere · Batalha Centro do Cinema
March 19, 2026 · Theatrical
Qatar
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
December 5, 2025 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
May 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
May 23, 2026 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
Spain
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Saraqusta Film Festival
August 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 21, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 11, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 17, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 20, 2026 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
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