Adam (played by Muhammad Abed Elrahman) and his brother Yacoub, who’s recently been put behind bars, are about to lose their home because new Israeli settlers are moving in. Things escalate when an incident leads to Yacoub's death, pushing Adam toward a desire for retribution. His teacher, Basem, portrayed by Saleh Bakri, and Lisa, a volunteer played by Imogen Poots, attempt to keep him from making rash decisions and urge him to go through the proper channels. It seems obvious that won’t accomplish much, but as Basem and Lisa get to know each other better, it also becomes apparent that he's more involved in resistance activities than his outward image suggests. When he actively participates in looking for an Israeli soldier who has been taken captive—this one happens to have American parents—his connection with the audience and the increasingly agitated young man shifts considerably. It’s a genuinely moving story, not overly sentimental, but it effectively shows how people react when they've been wronged and let down by a legal system that is unfairly biased against them. Government-sanctioned apathy and cruelty, combined with a general lack of order (on all sides), strongly contributes to generations of animosity and suspicion, and we witness firsthand how easily this perpetuates long-standing feelings of anger and disgust. The film has a starkly realistic look, and Poots and Bakri both do a good job, but it's really the performance from young Elrahman that makes an impact. Initially, he’s a stabilizing presence for his more impulsive brother, but events force him to become someone he might not have otherwise been. Once he's on that path, is there any way to stop him from heading down a dark and dangerous road? The inclusion of the soldier’s American parents—primarily Stanley Townsend as the father—serves as a reminder that both sides are involved and that brutality isn’t solely used by those who might be considered the aggressors. As the story ends, it returns to where it began: an atmosphere of uncertainty and anxiety while rubble accumulates around people whose main wish is simply to live peacefully among the olive groves their families have cultivated for generations. It's a compelling drama that demonstrates how much simpler it is to tear down than to construct.

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