The Birds Shall Return

2025
27m
Documentary
7.0/10

The Birds Shall Return is a documentary narrated by grandmothers and third-generation Palestinians from Jordan and the Netherlands. Their intimate testimonies show how passing on stories is an act of resistance; From memories of a paradise within arm’s reach, to the harsh reality of resisting the occupation of their homeland.

Cast

Halima al-Dhibah

Eedah Hmedi

Khaled Abd Alhadi

Sakir Khader

Fatima Mahmoud

Khayria Abdallah

Nigmah Dweikat

Issa Ayesh

Abu Sindid

Somaya Hassanein

Abu Hussein

Asmar Mahmoud

Waleed Jum’ah

Hisham Nizam Abuhussein

Amira Al Zakka

Rama

Aahd Jarrar

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