‘Chronicles From the Siege’ Review: Vignettes of Desperation on the Front Lines Deepen the Depiction of Palestinian Lives

February 22, 2026 Variety

Several interconnected vignettes make up “Chronicles From the Siege,” Abdallah Alkhatib’s harrowing, poignant, sometimes darkly hilarious dispatch from the frontlines of a violent blitz. The drama is shot with a documentarian’s eye and unfolds in the ruins of an unnamed city, but its setting is far from nebulous — not least because of the presence […]