Rock the Casbah

A powerful and poignant portrayal of war, fear, and humanity, "Rock the Casbah" follows a unit of new recruits as they patrol Gaza during the First Intifada in 1989. A tragic incident sets off a chain of events that exposes the complexities of life under occupation, as four young soldiers are forced to confront their own vulnerabilities while tasked with surveillance duty atop a rooftop. With a gripping dual focus on the soldiers' lives and the Arab family they interact with, this thought-provoking film sheds light on the difficult realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.