The Birds Shall Return

Name: The Birds Shall Return
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-07-03
Rating: 7

7.0(3)

27m

2025

Released

nl

Documentary

Overview

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.

Release Date

July 3, 2025

Production

Nederlandse Filmacademie, HUMAN

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Cast

17 people

Halima al-Dhibah

Acting

Eedah Hmedi

Acting

Khaled Abd Alhadi

Acting

Sakir Khader

Acting

Fatima Mahmoud

Acting

Khayria Abdallah

Acting

Nigmah Dweikat

Acting

Issa Ayesh

Acting

Abu Sindid

Acting

Somaya Hassanein

Acting

Abu Hussein

Acting

Asmar Mahmoud

Acting

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Release Date

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Tragic Awakening: A New Look at the Oldest Hatred

Gramma & Ginga: The Movie

Inconfiscable

Stray Embers

96 Pounds of Dynamite

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I Am Heath Ledger

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