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Cocolo: the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door in Jerusalem — I.guim.co.uk

Cocolo: the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door in Jerusalem

I was four when a donkey called Cocolo accidentally became part of our family while we were living in Jerusalem for a year while my dad was doing some work there. The arrival was inadvertent: my mum had told the doorman at the American Colony hotel that she’d always

All That's Left of You depicts Palestinian family displacement and fragile hope — Static0.moviewebimages.com

All That's Left of You depicts Palestinian family displacement and fragile hope

Movieweb's Julian Roman, a longtime critic, writes that All That's Left of You tells the powerfully moving story of a Palestinian family across three generations in the occupied West Bank, beginning with a forced relocation that triggers decades of crushing oppression. Written and directed by Cherien

Cherien Dabis’s film traces three generations of Palestinian men — Static01.nyt.com

Cherien Dabis’s film traces three generations of Palestinian men

Cherien Dabis’s generation-spanning drama All That’s Left of You, Jordan’s entry for the Academy Award, follows Palestinian men across decades, with key scenes set in the Occupied West Bank. The film opens in 1988, early in the First Intifada, as two friends, Noor (Muhammad Abed Elrahman) and