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Release Date:

Nov 5, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 53m

Synopsis

A filmmaker connects with a Palestinian woman in Gaza who documents life under bombardment. Their 200+ days of digital exchanges, the meaning shifts after Fatem's death in an Israeli attack on 16/ April 2025.
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This haunting documentary chronicles video calls between filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna during the Gaza conflict, capturing Fatima's unwavering smile and optimism even as she documents devastation around her. The film's tragic context - Fatima and her family were killed just hours after its Cannes selection was announced - transforms what might have been a simple documentary into a powerful memorial that has divided critics on its execution while universally praising its subject's remarkable spirit.
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  • Oct 2, 2025

    Israël a tué l'actrice principale de ce film (cliquez ici pour la critique). J'ai vu Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk de Sepideh Farsi qui raconte l'histoire de ses entretiens avec Fatma, jeune photographe palestinienne coincée à Gaza. C'est 1h50 de discussions vidéo…

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    Regelegorila
    Regelegorila
    Sep 10, 2025

    Rest in peace to Fatima Hassouna, her family and the many Palestinians who have died during the ongoing genocide.

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    Robert Daniels
    Robert Daniels
    May 15, 2025

    FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 à toi fatma, jamais personne n’oubliera

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    Sep 20, 2025

    It hurts my heart to have to rate it so low, because the stories from photojournalist Fatima Hassouna deserve to be shared with more people. But the filmmaking aspect is so absolutely horrid that I cannot recommend anyone to see this. Better watch documentaries like No…

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    Minh Nguyễn
    Minh Nguyễn
    May 15, 2025

    My feelings on Sepideh’s role within the documentary as a whole, as well as its formal elements, are certainly mixed. But my god Fatma Hassouna is a remarkable person. Absolutely devastating. There was a chill in the theatre as the credits rolled.

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    colinkerekes
    colinkerekes
    Sep 24, 2025

    film important, mais ya certains trucs sur lesquels je suis mitigée ça reste un film qui porte non pas sur la vie de fatma mais bien sur l’échange entre fatma et sepideh d’un côté, ça permet de symboliser l’écart entre les réalités respectives des deux femmes : le fait que…

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    Nov 1, 2025

    I remember so clearly the day everyone found out Fatima died, especially since it was the day after she found out this movie was going to be playing at Cannes. There aren't really words to describe just how terrible everything still is. That being said, I do wish there was…

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    john
    john
    Nov 10, 2025

    It’s hard to articulate just how moving this is. Using this space to highlight one of my favorite parts of Marya E. Gates’ interview with filmmaker Sepideh Farsi for Roger Ebert:  What do you hope people will take away from the film when they’re done watching…

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    claira curtis
    claira curtis
    May 26, 2025

    In past years, Cannes has often prided itself on not making overt political statements. But the wars waging in Gaza and Ukraine were felt powerfully throughout this edition—particularly given the tragic context of “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,” made by Iranian…

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    Isaac Feldberg
    Isaac Feldberg
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80
Nov 7, 2025

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is a film born of helplessness, about helplessness, and it embodies helplessness through its very form.

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Metacritic review by Bilge Ebiri
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine (Vulture)
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Oct 7, 2025

Director Sepideh Farsi's startling documentary utilizes WhatsApp video chats with a young Palestinian artist living in Gaza to provide a powerful snapshot of how the deadly war is decimating lives across her country.

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Tom O’Brien
Next Best Picture
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Aug 20, 2025

It’s the audacious austerity of Farsi’s film-making that really makes the material sing.

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Leslie Felperin
The Guardian
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How long is Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025)?
The movie is 1hr 53min long.
What's Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025) about?
A filmmaker connects with a Palestinian woman in Gaza who documents life under bombardment. Their 200+ days of digital exchanges, the meaning shifts after Fatem's death in an Israeli attack on 16/ April 2025.