Palestine '36(2026)

Name: Palestine '36
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Released: March 20, 2026
Cast: Annemarie Jacir, Robert Aramayo, Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Billy Howle

Watermelon Pictures

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1h 58m

Release Date: March 20, 2026 | Limited

It is 1936. The British Mandate tightens its grip on Palestine. A young villager named Yusuf moves between his rural home and the charged streets of Jerusalem as a mass uprising takes shape, Jewish refugees arrive from Europe, and every choice carries the weight of an entire region's future. An ensemble historical drama built from real events, told from the ground up.

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Director & Top Cast

Annemarie Jacir
Writer/Director

Robert Aramayo
Captain Wingate

Jeremy Irons
Actor

Liam Cunningham
Actor

Billy Howle
Actor

Christopher Villiers
Actor

Sam Hoare

Diplomat Charles

Hiam Abbass

Hanan

Yasmine Al Massri

Khouloud

Other Details

Country of Origin: France, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Denmark, Jordan, Norway, United States, Sweden, Australia

Language: English/Arabic

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Palestine '36 is a 2025 historical drama written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, recounting the 1936–1939 Arab revolt against British colonial rule in Palestine during the Mandate period. Karim Daoud Anaya plays Yusuf, a young man caught between village life and Jerusalem's political upheaval. Hiam Abbass plays Khuloud, the outspoken wife of a Palestinian journalist, and Saleh Bakri plays a rebel leader. The film moves across Mandatory Palestine — village landscapes, Jerusalem streets, and British colonial offices. Palestine '36 was selected as the Palestinian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. It won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the São Paulo International Film Festival. Distributed in the US by Watermelon Pictures, with a limited theatrical opening on March 20, 2026. For arthouse audiences and anyone drawn to political epics rooted in lived history.

Palestine '36(2026)

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Director & Top Cast

Annemarie Jacir

Robert Aramayo

Jeremy Irons

Liam Cunningham

Billy Howle

Christopher Villiers

Sam Hoare

Hiam Abbass

Yasmine Al Massri

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