No Other Land facts for kids
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| Music by | Julius Pollux Rothlaender |
| Cinematography | Rachel Szor |
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| Release date(s) | 16 February 2024 (Berlinale) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Money made | $988,732 |
No Other Land is a 2024 documentary film directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor in their directorial debut. The film was made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four activists in what they describe as an act of resistance on the path to justice during the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
A co-production between Palestine and Norway, the film was selected for the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 16 February 2024, winning the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film, and the Berlinale Documentary Film Award. The film won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Premise
A young Palestinian activist named Basel Adra has been resisting the forced displacement of his people by Israel's military in Masafer Yatta, a region in the West Bank, since he was a child. He records the gradual destruction of his homeland, where Israeli soldiers are tearing down homes and evicting their inhabitants in order to enforce a court order maintaining that the area has been legally designated as a military firing zone. He befriends Yuval, a Jewish Israeli journalist who helps him in his struggle. They form an unexpected bond, but their friendship is challenged by the huge gap between their living conditions: Basel faces constant oppression and violence, while Yuval enjoys freedom and security.
Release
No Other Land had its world premiere on 16 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Panorama. The film had its international premiere at Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival on 15 March 2024, in the section "Urgent Matters" and the "Conflicted" theme. It featured in the "Popular Front(s)" in the 46th Cinéma du Réel Festival that took place from 22 to March 31, 2024 in Paris. The film was presented in the International Documentaries section of the 71st Sydney Film Festival on June 13, 2024. It was also screened in 'Horizons' at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 28 June 2024.
It was selected in TIFF Docs at 2024 Toronto International Film Festival where it was screened on September 12 2024. It was screened in 'Showcase' at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival on 28 September 2024. It was also selected in Documentary Showcase at the 29th Busan International Film Festival and screened on October 3, 2024. It also made it to Main Slate of 2024 New York Film Festival and was screened at the Lincoln Center in October 2024.
The film was selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section, where it was to have its South Asia premiere. However, its screenings were cancelled as the festival could not receive the "required permissions" in time.
The film was also selected in the Standpoint section of the 35th Singapore International Film Festival and was screened on 4 December 2024.
Although the film could not find a U.S. distributor after being picked up for distribution in 24 countries, it had a one-week Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City starting on 1 November 2024. It will have a limited theatrical release in New York City on 31 January 2025 at New York's Film Forum, and in Los Angeles on 7 February 2025, with bookings facilitated by Cinetic Media via Michael Tuckman Media.
See also
- Submissions for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
