Cinema has spawned great feature films dramatizing the Arab Revolt, including David Lean’s 1962 Lawrence of Arabia, which won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 The Battle of Algiers, which received three Oscar nominations. Now we can add to this prestigious list Palestine 36, Palestine’s official selection for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards and winner of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Best Film Award.

Cinema has spawned great feature films dramatizing the Arab Revolt, including David Lean’s 1962 Lawrence of Arabia, which won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 The Battle of Algiers, which received three Oscar nominations. Now we can add to this prestigious list Palestine 36, Palestine’s official selection for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards and winner of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Best Film Award.

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