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Annemarie Jacir balances raw emotion with intimate details in a choral historical drama set during the British Mandate of Palestine, starring Jeremy Irons and Hiam Abbas alongside lesser-known faces. “Premonitory” is perhaps the most fitting word to describe “Palestine 36.” As the world’s attention is focused on Gaza, a film about the history of the conflict in the Middle East could not be more timely. However, Annemarie Jacir’s epic film has many other strengths. It is grand in scale, ambitious in its narrative, and balanced in the way it pays equal attention to historical scope and detailed characterization. The film, Palestine’s Oscar submission, has a lot of history to tell, yet it still manages to uniquely portray its numerous characters and give specificity to its different locations. It demands the audience’s full attention and earns it by the end. Director: Annemarie Jacir Writer: Annemarie Jacir Stars: Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Robert Aramayo As its title suggests, the fi...