Director Cherien Dabis
Synopsis n the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family's life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of displacement, but the unbreakable spirit of survival.
Premiered at Sundance 2025
Nominated for the Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026
Oscars Shortlist 2026
Starring Cherien Dabis | Saleh Bakri | Adam Bakri | Maria Zreik | Mohammad Bakri | Muhammad Abed Elrahman | Sanad Alkabareti | Salah Al Din | Rida Suleiman |Yousef Zaalok
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Awards
— Golden Gate Award for Best Narrative Feature - San Francisco International Film Festival
— Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature - San Francisco International Film Festival
— GIO Audience Award - Sydney Film Festival
— Best Film - Malaysia International Film Festival
— Best Screenplay - Malaysia International Film Festival
— Best Actress - Festival 2 Cinema Valenciennes
— Audience Award - Festival 2 Cinema Valenciennes
— Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature - Mizna Arab Film Festival
— Audience Award - Parool Film Festivail (Amsterdam)
— NYWIFT Excellence in Directing Award- Hamptons International Film Festival
— Best International Narrative Film, Buffalo International Film Festival
— Audience Award - Leiden International Film Festival
— Audience Award for Best Film - Orcas Island Film Festival
— Hong Kong Asian FF Young Jury Special Mention
— Fischer Audience Award - Official Selection - Thessaloniki International Film Festival
— Best Director, Festival de Sevilla
— Audience Award - Amiens Film Festival
— Utopia Award - Castellinaria Festival del Cinema Giovane
— Audience Award- Festival du Film d'Histoire in Pessac
— Best Film - Arab Film Festival San Francisco
— Best Screenplay - Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival & Symposium
— Best Editing - Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival & Symposium
— Best Performance by a Male Actor (for Mohammad Bakri!) - Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival & Symposium
— Feature Film Awards, Student Jury, Terraviva Film Festival
— Best Film, Fajr International Film Festival