The Time That Remains

Name: The Time That Remains
Genre: Drama, History
Released: January 7, 2011
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 74

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Release Date: January 7, 2011

Summary: An intimate semi-biographical portrait of Palestinians living as a minority in their own homeland between 1948 and the present day, from the acclaimed director of Divine Intervention. (IFC Films)

Director: Elia Suleiman

Genre(s): Drama, History

Runtime: 109 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jan 8, 2011

Suleiman's most poignant moments are largely wordless. Nothing feels more affecting than Suleiman's ubiquitous frozen stare. Although he never utters a sound, his silence speaks volumes about the inability to resolve the social ramifications of Middle Eastern strife. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jan 13, 2011

By making the jokes more personal, Suleiman charts the process by which the concept of "home" loses its meaning. Read full review

Empire David Parkinson

Jan 3, 2011

A touching and insightful black comedy that gracefully spans sixty years. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Jan 10, 2011

This is typical Suleiman, as anyone who saw his no less wondrous work "Divine Intervention" (2002), can testify. Read full review

Rick Groen

Feb 3, 2011

Living in a part of the world where politics, and the pursuit of politics by warring means, are the rule, director Elia Suleiman is the exception. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Feb 3, 2011

Some of the movie probably will mystify viewers not steeped in Middle Eastern history and culture, but a good deal of the humor can be appreciated by anybody. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jan 7, 2011

Unfortunately, the stylistic repetition and intensely one-sided viewpoint only undermine his (Suleiman) goal. Read full review

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Trailesque

May 20, 2021

This may very well be the first film that I have watched by a Palestinian filmmaker, and it was a good one. It deals quite a bit with the oppression of the Palestinians by Israeli authorities over the years, beginning with the takeover of Palestinian territory in 1948. This follows theThis may very well be the first film that I have watched by a Palestinian filmmaker, and it was a good one. It deals quite a bit with the oppression of the Palestinians by Israeli authorities over the years, beginning with the takeover of Palestinian territory in 1948. This follows the life of a family in Nazareth. Much of the story is told quietly and at a distance; the dialogue is minimal. That does not mean this is grim or didactic, not at all. Regular helpings of physical, stage comedy lighten what is a serious story. There are several things that went on that I did not understand - the behavior of certain characters was mystifying, and why do they sometimes speak in English? But that did not ruin things - this is a fine film overall.… Expand

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