Palestine 36 (2025)

Linden finds the film vivid, stirring and resonant, with a clear Palestinian perspective that still allows for nuance. She especially praises its evocative archival footage and richly detailed sense of place.

Elfadl finds the film ambitious, emotionally resonant, and effective in joining intimate lives to sweeping history. He especially praises its ensemble performances and detailed period visuals, while faulting Robert Aramayo’s caricatured military captain.

The critic finds the film engaging and polished, though predictable and sometimes reduced to headline-style storytelling. They praise its careful performances and its most affecting moments, which connect historical footage with the present.

Marshall finds the film a passionate, timely and thoughtful historical epic. He praises Jacir’s brisk, interconnected storytelling and its emotional focus on village life and the friendship between two children.

The critic finds the sprawling historical drama overambitious but resonant. He praises its period and cultural specificity, while faulting its quilt-like structure for struggling to convey the history and develop its characters.

Abele finds the historical drama broad and occasionally overstuffed, but ultimately vital and worthy of its place. He praises its sweeping, detailed depiction of a rarely represented history and the committed cast.

The critic finds the film an engaging, accessible historical primer, despite broad characterisations and expositional dialogue. The affecting conclusion is singled out for shedding the period drama’s gloss and speaking directly to the present.

Chang finds the film an ambitious, anti-colonialist historical drama whose collective view of resistance distinguishes it from the companion film. He praises its evocative images of pre-Nakba Palestine and conflicted characters, though some can feel stiff as rhetorical mouthpieces.

Ebiri finds the film absorbing and worth seeing for its ambitious portrayal of an overlooked historical period, though he considers it compromised. He praises its sweep and historical perspective but criticizes the thinly spread narrative and underdeveloped protagonist.

Bradshaw finds the film heartfelt and emotionally stirring, though stolidly paced and sometimes overly didactic. He praises its persuasive performances and its forceful reminder of a history often omitted from British schools.

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Borges finds the film compelling and politically resonant, praising Jacir’s patient pacing and its portrayal of faces conveying fine emotional details. He regrets that it could provide more historical context about the aftermath of the First World War.

Wise finds the ensemble drama uneven, with its political and historical context only deftly sketched and some nuance missing. He praises it as a decent attempt to explain the roots of the conflict, while criticizing its familiar visual tropes.