The Teacher
Synopsis
Set in the West Bank, Basem, a Palestinian schoolteacher, struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with the chance of a new relationship with volunteer-worker, Lisa (Imogen Poots) and his emotional support for one of his students. The British-Palestinian director Nabulsi has stated that she "needed to make this film to cope with the injustice I've witnessed"
Thanks to Martin Myers
Thanks to Martin Myers
Critics
“The Teacher premiered ... just a few weeks before the attacks and aftermath of 7th October which lend an almost unbearable topicality to this human drama about genocide and hostage-taking”
“Gripping and full of tension, The Teacher not only makes for a wonderful cinematic experience, but poses some all-important questions the wider world has seemingly avoided answering for too long.”