Following a body of work that's never shied from the political, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid's latest, Ahed's Knee, offers up his most unvarnished critiques yet of his native government.

The 17-year-old is seen as an activist icon by Palestinians – and a menace by the Israeli authorities. On 21 March, it was announced that Ahed Tamimi was to be sentenced to eight months in prison.

Ahed’s Knee, Nadav Lapid’s latest feature, takes its title from the teenage Palestinan activist who became a media sensation (and was then imprisoned) for squaring off against Israeli soldiers in 2017 ...