The Time That Remains

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The Time That Remains

2011

1h 49m

Drama

History

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The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.

Adania Shibli

Sight & Sound

07/30/2018

Though the film, like Suleiman's other work, is undoubtedly political, its cinematic form and content are marked by a studied yet subtle simplicity.

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Joumane Chahine

Film Comment Magazine

11/07/2013

Suleiman's approach, anchored as it is in minutiae and the absurd, manages to rescue the Arab-Israeli issue from its usual hijacking by ideology.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

02/05/2011

3/4

Suleiman takes the approach of gentle observer, neither condoning nor confronting -- not violently, at least. Start with humor and perhaps empathy will follow.

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

09/15/2021

3.5/4

If this Israeli-Italian co-production starts in neo-realist mode...it becomes lighter, looser, and more elliptical as it goes on

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Mohammed Elshimi

emel

07/21/2021

This semi auto-biographical account by Elia Suleiman is a deeply personal, intimate, and refreshingly alternative take on the plight of Palestinians under occupation.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

03/04/2021

The Time That Remains condenses historical events in a highly personal manner that incorporates the filmmaker's emotional response, albeit deliberately distanced, to the episodes being recounted.

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Costie H

Sep 17

First political film that I actually liked because it's comedic and also tells the truth, definitely recommend it.

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Julia W

Aug 15

A fantastical movie in the style of Wes Anderson, except it's all true!

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Albert H

Jul 24

A well constructed biographical film using humour and a distinctive visual style to tell the story of a palestinians lived experience from 1948 to today.

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Leaburn O

04/17/2017

Brilliant deadpan black humour brings the absurdity of this conflict to life. A region held hostage to its history as both sides are portrayed over a 60 year period from a time when the conflict was real and less about proud identity. By the film's end you meet new characters who live a life heavily influenced by the conflict but who have moved on to forge their own everyday irreverent personalities. Would be much better if it weren't so boring in places but some of the humour is subtle gold.

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06/27/2016

Wonderful film, slightly surrealist scenes and a dark/ironic portrayal of the history of Israel.

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06/06/2015

While I appreciate Elia's quirk, I always end up feeling that there is something lacking.. I can't quite put my finger on it yet.

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Synopsis

The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.

Director: Elia Suleiman
Producer: Michaël Gentile, Elia Suleiman
Screenwriter: Elia Suleiman
Distributor: IFC Films
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 7, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.7K
Runtime: 1h 49m

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