Chronicles From the Siege
Argelia, Francia, Palestina, 2026.
Directed by: Abdallah Alkhatib.
Abdallah Alkhatib is a Palestinian-Syrian filmmaker and human rights activist. Currently living in Germany, he studies social sciences alongside his filmmaking career. Following his acclaimed documentary "Little Palestine – Diary of a Siege" (2021), "Chronicles From the Siege" marks his first feature-length project.
Cast: Ahmad Kontar, Saja Kilani, Nadeem Rimawi.
Running time: 98 min.
Synopsis
An immersive debut by Al-Khatib that humanizes life under siege through five interwoven stories. In a world of snipers and hunger, a group of cinephiles faces the ultimate moral dilemma: burning their treasured film collection for warmth. The film uses non-conventional resources to speak of Palestine as a state of mind where the boundaries of the siege define the limits of life itself.
An immersive debut by Al-Khatib that humanizes life under siege through five interwoven stories. In a world of snipers and hunger, a group of cinephiles faces the ultimate moral dilemma: burning their treasured film collection for warmth...