Hull Independent Cinema presents
Palestine 36 (12A)
Director: Annmarie Jacir | 2025 | 12A
Yusuf is a Palestinian from a rural village who drifts between home and the charged atmosphere of mid-1930s Jerusalem as opposition to British colonial rule begins to come to the surface.
Amid mounting repression, Yusuf can’t avoid becoming more aware of the forces shaping his homeland and how his own identity fits into the events around him.
As the revolt against British rule gathers pace, Yusuf and the people he encounters – fellow rural Palestinians, journalists, intellectuals, British officials – and becomes swept up in the tide of an historic struggle that resonates to this day.
Tokyo Int'l FF: Winner, Best Film; Nominee, Best Director
Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Nominee, Best Screenplay
Fri 16 January
VenueGodber Studio, Hull Truck Theatre
Tickets£5
HIC Members: £4Priority Booking
Director: Annmarie Jacir | 2025 | 12A
Yusuf is a Palestinian from a rural village who drifts between home and the charged atmosphere of mid-1930s Jerusalem as opposition to British colonial rule begins to come to the surface.
Amid mounting repression, Yusuf can’t avoid becoming more aware of the forces shaping his homeland and how his own identity fits into the events around him.
As the revolt against British rule gathers pace, Yusuf and the people he encounters – fellow rural Palestinians, journalists, intellectuals, British officials – and becomes swept up in the tide of an historic struggle that resonates to this day.
Tokyo Int'l FF: Winner, Best Film; Nominee, Best Director
Asia Pacific Screen Awards: Nominee, Best Screenplay
Event Details
Running Time: 1 hour 55 mins
Age Rating: 12A
Language: Arabic, English
Content Guidance: Infrequent strong language, moderate violence, threat, upsetting scenes (BBFC)
This screening includes Descriptive Captions for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.
"Has a lot of story to tell, but still manages to singularly draw its many characters and to give specificity to its different locations. It demands the audience’s undivided attention and earns it." Murtada Elfadi, Variety
"It's a humanist film at its heart, remaining deeply rooted in the lives of its characters, their relationships with their community, their love for their people, and their enduring connection to their ancestral land." Marya E. Gates, RogerEbert.com
"An affecting denouement, which gestures towards seemingly unbreakable chains of intergenerational violence, shakes off any remaining comforting period drama gloss to speak directly, arrestingly, to today." Rachel Pronger, Sight & Sound