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The Teacher

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A Palestinian school teacher (Saleh Bakri) struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a volunteer worker (Imogen Poots).
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A political drama that hits a raw emotional nerve thanks in part to Saleh Bakri's terrific lead performance, The Teacher marks an auspicious feature-length debut by writer-director Farah Nabulsi.

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Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times Apr 21, 2025
That spirit-crushing feeling of powerlessness is what director Nabulsi aims to fend off, admittedly through not always effective narrative means, but with emotional sincerity nonetheless. Go to Full Review
Bob Mondello NPR Apr 17, 2025
Writer-director Farah Nabulsi ratchets up the tension, as well as the pain... She's given events a neatness and symmetry that seems unlikely in real life, but there's truth in the emotional trauma. Go to Full Review
Hannah Giorgis The Atlantic Apr 15, 2025
The Teacher, in its best stretches, captures the intimate horrors of life under harrowing circumstances -- and the lifesaving power of the relationships that people still manage to forge and nurture. Go to Full Review
Matthew St. Clair Cinematic Words of a Chaotic Gemini (Substack) May 4, 2025
B
Similar to his work as a closeted gay man in The Blue Caftan, Saleh Bakri conveys a whirlwind of conflict and despair with just his eyes. Go to Full Review
Sara Clements Next Best Picture Apr 18, 2025
8/10
It’s incredibly heavy. At times, nearly unbearable in its realism. But it’s also beautiful, brave, and vital. Go to Full Review
James Verniere Boston Movie News Apr 18, 2025
A-
Powerful, a kind of fiction version of 2024 Academy Award winning documentary "No Other Land." Saleh Baki is superb. Go to Full Review
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Farah Nabulsi

Director

Saleh Bakri

Basem El-Saleh

Imogen Poots

Lisa

Muhammad Abed Elrahman

Adam

Stanley Townsend

Simon Cohen

Paul Herzberg

Director Lieberman

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Synopsis A Palestinian school teacher (Saleh Bakri) struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a volunteer worker (Imogen Poots).
Director
Farah Nabulsi
Producer
Sawsan Asfari, Farah Nabulsi, Ossama Bawardi
Screenwriter
Farah Nabulsi
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 57m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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