‘Succession’ Star Hiam Abbas on Palestine, Censorship, and 90 Years of Resistance

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“We found ourselves in the middle of this genocide, which is still going on, unbelievably, still going on and trying to make a film about a period so long ago that feels so relevant… You cannot understand 1948 without understanding 1936.” Mehdi Hasan sits down with Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir and Palestinian actress Hiam Abbas to discuss their latest film ‘Palestine 36,’ which explores the ‘Great Revolt’ against British rule in Palestine from 1936-39, before the Nakba in 1948. The film is Palestine’s official submission to the Oscars for 2026 and received one of the longest ovations from an audience at the Toronto International Film Festival. They also discuss censorship in Hollywood and what it was like filming in the middle of an ongoing genocide. This interview published last month, exclusively to zeteo.com subscribers. If you want early, exclusive access to this kind of independent, unfiltered journalism — subscribe to our Substack here: https://zeteo.com/subscribe You can also donate to Zeteo if you want to increase your financial support for our work and help us grow! https://zeteo.com/p/donate-to-zeteo CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Toronto International Film Festival 05:15 Reliving Palestinian trauma 08:53 Setting the scene in Palestine 10:09 Will Palestine 36 resonate with people today? 13:30 Film industry after October 7th 16:54 Learning about British violence in Palestine on set 18:15 Takeaways from Palestine 36 Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/zeteo.com Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan