Upshot follows retired couple Suleiman and Lubna, living quietly on a remote farm, spending their days in routine and playful arguments about their children. Their peaceful life is disrupted when a journalist appears, intent on probing their hidden past.

What starts as a simple family drama transforms into something deeper and more unsettling. Amer Hlehel plays the journalist with a subtle intensity, while Mohammad Bakri and Areen Omari deliver compelling performances as the couple, exploring themes of love, loss, and denial.

With crisp cinematography by Augustin Bonnet and well-paced editing by Veronique Lange, Upshot builds quiet tension with precision. Hailed by critic Panagiotis Kotzathanasis as one of the year’s best films, it won both the Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life and Junior Jury Award for Best Auteur Short Film at Locarno.