The Present

The Present

Directed by Farah Nabulsi

Produced by Philistine Films, Native Liberty Productions

202024 min7.4 / 10

A tender yet tense portrait of ordinary life fractured by occupation, following a father and daughter's simple errand through a landscape of checkpoints and constraints.

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Present sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Present scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Present violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does The Present end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Present easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise65

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Present

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Present

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Present, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Present, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Present, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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