Directed by:
Peter KosminskyCinematography:
David HiggsComposer:
Debbie WisemanCast:
Claire Foy, Itay Tiran, Katharina Schüttler, Haaz Sleiman, Ali Suliman, Ben Miles, Holly Aird, Hiam Abbass, Lucas Gregorowicz, Luke Allen-Gale (more)Plots(1)
Just as 18-year-old Londoner Erin (Claire Foy) sets off to spend summer in Israel with her best friend, Eliza (Perdita Weeks), she unearths an old diary belonging to her seriously ill grandfather, Len (Christian Cooke). Intrigued by the life of this old man she barely knows, she takes the diary with her, and is stunned to learn of his part in the post-WWII British peace-keeping force in what was then Palestine. Left to her own devices when Eliza begins National Service in the Israeli army, Erin witnesses the complexities of life - for both Jews and Arabs - in this troubled land. And as Len's story comes to life from the pages of the diary, Erin discovers the disturbing truths about his time in Palestine and the atrocities he witnessed in the 1940s. Retracing Len's steps in modern-day Israel, Erin sets out on a heart-breaking journey in an effort to understand and fulfil a promise made by her grandfather over 60 years ago. (4DVD)
(more)Cast
Claire Foy
UK
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Itay Tiran
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Katharina Schüttler
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Haaz Sleiman
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Ali Suliman
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Ben Miles
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Hiam Abbass
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Lucas Gregorowicz
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Yvonne Catterfeld
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Perdita Weeks
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Paul Anderson
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Loai Nofi
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Ben Batt
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