Lost in Territories  אבודים בשטחים

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
101 South Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Sunday, March 15, 2026 4:00 PM Movie 6:00 PM Light bites Buy tickets

In this sharp, darkly funny ensemble comedy, everyday life in the West Bank spins just a bit off its axis. Lost in Territories weaves together a series of wild, interlocking short stories in which soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, religious teens, bureaucrats, and true believers of all kinds stumble through the absurdities of an occupied land. Misunderstandings escalate, minor mishaps snowball, and even romance has to navigate checkpoints and conflicting narratives.

Rather than lecture, the film leans into chaotic humor and human vulnerability, revealing how people on both sides improvise, bend rules, and cling to small hopes in an impossible situation. By spotlighting the surreal daily moments that never make the headlines, Lost in Territories offers a bold, irreverent look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where politics are inescapable and no one escapes unscathed - or unchanged.

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Country: Israel
Release Date: 2025
Time: 104 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Language: Hebrew, Arabic with English subtitles
Director: Nadav Shlomo Giladi
Featuring: Tomer Barash
Gil Cohen
Gaya Beer Gurevich
Rama Nasrallah
Maor Schwietzer
Hisham Suliman
Topics: IDF, Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Shorts