A man runs toward the camera through a debris-strewn street, with a wrecked car and onlookers in front of graffitied buildings.

Chronicles From the Siege

part of Bristol Palestine Film Festival 2026

Film

Sun 6 Dec 19:00

Director: Abdallah Al-Khatib
Cast: Nadeem Rimawi, Saja Kilani, Ahmad Kontar
Details: 98 mins, Subtitled, 2026, Algeria, France
Primary language: Arabic

Book Tickets

Inspired by director Abdallah Al-Khatib's own experience of the siege of Yarmouk camp, Chronicles from the Siege follows ordinary people as hunger, cold and isolation strip life down to its essentials.

A group of friends slip through gaps in the walls in search of what they need to survive the winter, and find themselves in an abandoned video store. A relief activist hopes for a few private moments with the woman he loves. A heavily pregnant, badly injured woman and her husband, a notorious war profiteer, scramble to save her life and their child's.

Chronicles From the Siege is a drama that speaks to the Palestinian experience of siege from the Nakba to today, and winner of the Perspectives Award at the Berlinale 2026.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A. More details to follow.

Wheelchair User Spaces

Event types:

Intro: Introductory Talk
QA: Q&A Session

Sun 6 Dec

19:00 (ends 21:28)QAIntro

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Access

Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

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Further info

Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.

Concessions

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