All That's Left of You - cinema

Show & Culture

A deeply moving fresco about intergenerational Palestinian trauma. The film follows three generations of the same Palestinian family, from 1948 to the present day. It explores the transmission of trauma across generations and recalls the reality of Israeli oppression. “I wanted to make a film that would be a love letter to my people,” says Palestinian director Cherien Dabis. Jaffa, 1948. The Arab city is relentlessly shelled by Zionist troops. Entire neighbourhoods are razed and hundreds of people die under the bombs. House by house, soldiers hunt down the remaining residents to force them out, particularly those refusing to abandon their property, including the precious orange groves surrounding Jaffa. Sharif (Adam Bakri), a young owner, is among those who believe things will improve and seeks contact with the city's new rulers. But he is soon arrested, humiliated, dispossessed and sent to a labour camp.