Tamer, a Palestinian teenager in Israel, leads a typical high school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa​​’. Drawn to her and, by extension, her political activism, Tamer decides to join an operation to covertly raise the Palestinian flag and peacefully disrupt the celebrations planned for Israel’s Independence Day, a time of mourning and memorialization for Palestinians.

A striking debut feature from Firas Khoury that marries conversations around nationalism and iconography with the universal themes of growing up, this Toronto International Film Festival world premiere “perfectly captures teenage fearlessness and bravado along with a certain cluelessness about how the real-world works” (Variety).

“Crackles with the energy of both the insouciance of teenage rebellion and hedonism, and the awakening of political activism.” –Cineuropa

DIRECTED BY FIRAS KHOURY
TUNISIA, PALESTINE, FRANCE, SAUDI ARABIA & QATAR | 2022 | ARABIC & HEBREW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES