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Jordan's Oscar Entry Explores Generational Trauma in Palestine

1/8/2026

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Story summary

All That’s Left of You, Cherien Dabis, director, centers on Noor and Malek during the 1988 First Intifada.
The narrative shifts to Noor's present and his grandfather Sharif's 1948 Jaffa.
It addresses trauma, dispossession, and moral dilemmas across generations of Palestinian families.
The film is Jordan's entry for the Academy Award and draws parallels to Apartheid and Jim Crow.

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Story summary

All That’s Left of You, Cherien Dabis, director, centers on Noor and Malek during the 1988 First Intifada.
The narrative shifts to Noor's present and his grandfather Sharif's 1948 Jaffa.
It addresses trauma, dispossession, and moral dilemmas across generations of Palestinian families.
The film is Jordan's entry for the Academy Award and draws parallels to Apartheid and Jim Crow.