

On the eve of the Israeli attack on Egypt in 1956, Israel declares martial law in all the occupied Arab territories without any previous notice. When the villagers of Kafr Kassem returned home from the fields, they were butchered and killed in what is known today as the massacre of “Kafr Kassem”.

Salim Sabri
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Lead
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashi
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Abdallah Abbassi
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Ahmad Ayub
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Esam Abjy
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Abdel Hadi Al-Sabbagh
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Borhane Alaouié's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Kafr Kassem is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”