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The Palestinian family saga “All That’s Left of You,” directed by Cherien Dabis, will be released in theaters worldwide after its festival run. The film, which has already been selected as Jordan’s official entry for the Oscars, has been awarded a total of 24 festival awards, among which are ten times the audience award. Already it has been shown in Germany and Turkey before starting its North American distribution on January 9.
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There was a growing release of the movie which was followed by the Great global reception of support and excitement. The post sharing the film’s achievement and screening was a magnet for viewers around the world who were already feeling and asking about the logistics of the impatient.
The audiences who were lucky enough to see the movie prior to the release were expressing very strong personal impacts. One viewer who attended the screening in Berlin calling it “the most beautiful and tragic film ever” and also claimed a sense of pride to be a little part of it. Another viewer gave a very strong support by stating, “Just go and see this movie. You will cry, I guarantee it, but it will make you a better person.” This was the general opinion and one person even declared it to be “one of the most amazing films I’ve ever seen truly.”
The whole discussion was reminiscent of the international release calendar, as it had already been the case that people from different countries were asking for local showtimes. A user from the UK inquired about dates, to which director Cherien Dabis herself was reported to have replied in the comments revealing the February 6th opening. Requests similar to this came from Spain, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Kuwait, and even Paris, which already indicated how popular the film was. A Norwegian user wrote, “Congrats, hoping it comes to Norway, I’d love to see it.”
The conversation on the release of the film was very much connected with its context and significance. One comment that started in Spanish and later was translated explained: “Thanks to the people who all over the world have a voice and are telling the story as it is and not letting it disappear the way they want.” This indicates that according to many the narrative is quite heavy. However, there was not complete uniformity in the comments, as some even criticized the film’s view or made politically unrelated remarks which did not really get noticed because of the big supportive crowd.
A very open and human moment was shared by a user who told their personal experience of watching the film saying, “We actually went to two screenings. My husband went to cry in the bathroom stall three times.” It was a very clear case that the critics’ reviews were not the only sources of the movie’s emotional impact.
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From the time that the film was presented in film festivals and until it got to movie theatres all around the world, the event marked the international arena for the Palestinian story telling decisively. With the overwhelming number of prizes and the huge community support growing around its release,’All That’s Left of You’ is ready to speak to the public that wants to see deep, human-centered films. The conversation is still ongoing as more venues are announcing their release plans, thus turning artistic success into a common, global viewing experience.