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All That's Left of You

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In 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 (played by writer-director Cherien Dabis), shares the story that led them to that fateful moment, going back to the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, when the boy’s grandfather (Adam Bakri) elects to stay put in Jaffa to look after the orange groves and entreat for peace, even as his family and neighbours flee their homeland. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one Palestinian family across three generations.

Jordan’s submission for the Academy Awards, and an audience favourite at multiple festivals, All That’s Left of You makes the most of its epic format to impart a coherent history lesson while tracking the psychological impact of cycles of exile and oppression.

Searing, honest and soul crushing.

Tomris Laffly, Variety

A deeply painful, necessary watch that confronts the way cruelty and repression leaves deep, lasting wounds over lifetimes.

Chase Hutchinson, The Wrap

It matures into a more considered, moving tale that effectively blends the personal and the political.

Allan Hunter, Screen International

Director

Cherien Dabis

Cast

Saleh Bakri, Cherien Dabis, Adam Bakri, Maria Zreik, Mohammad Bakri

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Country of Origin

Jordan/Palestine/Germany

Year

2025

Language

In English and Arabic with English subtitles

19+
145 min

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Credits

Executive Producer

Andy Nahas & The Prospect Fund, Nadia Saah, Bennett Lindenbaum, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Idriss Mokhtarzada, Nasser Barghouti, Negin Salmasi, H.E. Shkh. Al-Zain Al-Sabah, Meshari Boodai, Mohamed Hefzy, Maiken Baird, Faisal Sukhtian, Moudhy Al-Rashid, The Tawfiq & Nimat Fakhouri Initiative, Stephanie Nadi Olson & Erik Olson, Mohannad Malas

Producer

Thanassis Karathanos, Cherien Dabis, Martin Hampel, Karim Amer

Screenwriter

Cherien Dabis

Cinematography

Christopher Aoun

Editor

Tina Baz

Original Music

Amine Bouhafa

Production Design

Bashar Hassuneh

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