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The Teacher

6.1(14)20241h 58m3

A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a British volunteer worker.

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Status
Released
Budget
$3M
Box office
$57.3K
Language
Arabic

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Produced in

Qatar, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSan Francisco International Film Festival26 Apr 2024
    • Theatrical (limited)11 Apr 2025
    • Digital / OTT1 May 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A27 Sept 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremierePalestinian Film Festival3 May 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2023
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT15 Jan 2026
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereLyon Festival Cinémas du Sud13 Apr 2024
  • IndonesiaID

    • PremiereJakarta World Cinema22 Sept 2024
    • PremiereMadani International Film Festival6 Oct 2024
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical12A27 Sept 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereTorino Film Festival 22 Nov 2025
    • Theatrical11 Dec 2025
  • LebanonLB

    • Theatrical16 May 2024
  • South KoreaKR

    • Premiere12Arab Film Festival4 Jul 2024

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The Teacher was released on 16 May 2024.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    10/16/2024

    7/10

    "Adam" (Muhammad Abed Elrahman) and his recently incarcerated brother "Yacoub" (Mahmoud Bakri) are facing the compulsory demolition of their home to facilitate the arrival of new Israeli settlers and an altercation sees the latter lad killed and the former bent of revenge. His teacher "Basem" (Saleh Bakri) and a visiting volunteer "Lisa" (Imogen Poots) try to intervene to stop him doing anything stupid, and insist th…

  • B

    Brent Marchant

    6/19/2025

    6/10

    The myriad challenges of daily living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories of Gaza and the West Bank have increasingly become the subject of documentary and narrative features in recent years, chronicling the many hardships local residents face in just getting by. These films have collectively addressed an array of subjects, such as the encroachment of Israeli settlements, capricious residential demolition orders,…

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