A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker.
THE TEACHER premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 and has won over 18 International Film Festival Awards. It was BAFTA-Longlisted for Outstanding Debut (2024) and BIFA-Longlisted in 3 categories (2023).
