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The Teacher

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A Palestinian school teacher (Saleh Bakri) struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a volunteer worker (Imogen Poots).

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Grace Dodd Little White Lies Gripping and full of tension, The Teacher not only makes for a wonderful cinematic experience, but poses some all-important questions the wider world has seemingly avoided answering for too long. Rated: 3/5 Sep 27, 2024 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Perhaps the drama and its issues are a little small screen... But Nabulsi hits the dramatic beats with confidence and Bakri has genuine distinction. Rated: 3/5 Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International A passionate but uneven debut... Dec 19, 2023 Full Review Hugh Barnes The Arts Desk The political context of this first feature by British-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi, who also wrote the screenplay, is so thoroughly appalling that it sometimes overshadows the TV-style melodrama onscreen. Rated: 3/5 Oct 1, 2024 Full Review Andrew Murray The Upcoming Despite some compelling central performances, the script unfortunately struggles to develop its ideas, leaving viewers with a scattershot plot that verges on the melodramatic. Rated: 2/5 Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site The immense moral and political pressures brought to bear on the Palestinian population ... bring to mind similar strains and terrors for people in those portions of Europe and elsewhere under Nazi rule during World War II. May 30, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis A Palestinian school teacher (Saleh Bakri) struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a volunteer worker (Imogen Poots).
Director
Farah Nabulsi
Producer
Sawsan Asfari, Farah Nabulsi, Ossama Bawardi
Screenwriter
Farah Nabulsi, Farah Nabulsi
Production Co
Cocoon Films, Cocoonfilms
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 57m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)