Award-winning feature film, The Teacher, will be released across the GCC on Thursday, February 8th.
From Oscar-nominated director Farah Nabulsi, The Teacher is one of the most highly-anticipated movies of 2024 so far.
The Teacher tells the story of a Palestinian school teacher Basem (played by Saleh Bakri) grappling with the devastation of a tragic incident. Basem’s life takes an unexpected turn when he finds solace and support in one of his students and a new romantic relationship with a British volunteer worker.
Tensions in the region heighten as a high-profile American attorney and his wife seek the return of their son, an Israeli soldier held captive by a Palestinian resistance group, putting Basem’s neighbourhood into turmoil.
The Teacher connects three different stories through empathy, twists and sobering realities. The film was entirely shot in the West Bank, Palestine, a decision stemmed from the director’s heritage,
“Although I was born, raised, and educated in the UK, in London, my blood, my heritage is very much Palestinian, and my first-hand experiences traveling to occupied and colonized Palestine in recent years really opened my eyes to the injustice and discrimination that’s taking place there and just how systematic and institutionalized it is,” comments Farah Nabulsi.
“My intention with ‘The Teacher’ is to take audiences on an intense, emotional journey into those lives and experiences, and hope I leave them contemplating the choices and decisions the characters make and the cruel reality in which they are forced to make them,”
The Teacher premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and received the Jury Award at the Red Sea International Film Festival, and Saleh Bakri received the Best Actor Award.
The Teacher is set for cinematic release across the GCC on Thursday, February 8th.