The Time That Remains

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The Time That Remains
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Directed by Elia Suleiman
Written by Elia Suleiman
Produced byHani Farsi
Michael Gentile
Starring Elia Suleiman
Saleh Bakri
Leila Mouammar
Bilal Zidani
Samar Qudha Tanus
CinematographyMarc-André Batigne
Edited byVéronique Lange
Music byMatthieu Sibony
Distributed by Le Pacte
Release date
  • 12 August 2009 (2009-08-12)
Running time
109 minutes
Countries United Kingdom
Italy
Belgium
France
Languages Hebrew
Arabic
English

The Time That Remains is a 2009 semi-biographical drama film written and directed by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. The film stars Ali Suliman, Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri and Samar Qudha Tanus. It gives an account of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. Suleiman participated in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, as his new film competed in the official selection category. [1] The Time That Remains was also screened at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. [2] In November 2009, the film won the Jury Grand Prize (with About Elly) at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film won the Critics Prize of the Argentinian Film Critics Association at Mar del Plata International Film Festival. [3]

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Plot

The Time That Remains (2009) is a semi-biographical film that follows Palestinian life from 1948 to the present day through the story of director Elia Suleiman's family. The plot is divided into four episodes that depict the filmmaker's father, Fouad Suleiman, as a resistance fighter in 1948, the struggles of his family under Israeli military rule in the 1960s, and finally, Elia's own experiences as an adolescent and adult. The film uses a comedic and surreal style to portray the daily life, absurdities, and humiliations of Palestinians living as a minority in their own homeland. [4]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 86% approval rating, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. [5] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 74/100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Time That Remains". Official Festival de Cannes website. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ Linda Barnard (July 7, 2009). "More TIFF fans to get access to movie stars". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Mar del Plata Film Festival 2009". IMDb .
  4. ↑ www.babelmed.net https://www.babelmed.net/it/article/71512-the-time-that-remains-chronicle-of-a-present-absentee . Retrieved 2025-11-10.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "The Time That Remains (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Time That Remains". Metacritic .
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