The Teacher

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Date: January 01, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Dates Note: 2023
Country of Origin: Palestine , Qatar , United Kingdom
Place of Origin: United Kingdom, Palestine, Qatar
Languages: Arabic , English
Color: Color
Silent: No
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67th San Francisco International Film Festival at BAMPFA
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The destruction of a Palestinian home by Israeli edict and the murder of a youth at the hands of an Israeli settler set the stage for even more shocks to come in writer/director Farah Nabulsi’s assured feature debut. Saleh Bakri is Basem, an amiable educator who tries to steer the deceased boy’s younger brother Adam (Muhammad Abed Elrahman) from seeking revenge. At the same time, Basem ignores his own advice, maintaining ties with the resistance and involving himself in a hostage situation. He tries to keep his activities secret from Adam and his British girlfriend, Lisa (Imogen Poots), but it becomes harder to maintain his silence when Israeli troops show up at his door. Inspired by a real incident and set in 2014, The Teacher is a shattering work that feels as current as today’s headlines, and the drama is made more devastating by Bakri’s soulful performance.

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