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The Smugglers, is a 2025 Palestinian movie, directed by Yaniv Berman and Tony Copti, and starring Tony Copti, Michel George El-Raheb. with a runtime of 86 minutes.
The Smugglers is a Palestinian film that charts an intergenerational journey between a bookseller and his young nephew, set against the backdrop of Israel's ongoing suppression of Arab Palestinian culture and identity. When books become contraband and knowledge itself is policed, the act of smuggling literature transforms into an act of resistance. The film blends adventure and intimacy, using the relationship between uncle and nephew to examine how culture survives under occupation — passed down hand-to-hand, hidden in plain sight, kept alive by those who understand that erasing a people's stories is the first step toward erasing the people themselves.
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