Bakri performed in
Death and the Maiden directed by
Juliano Mer-Khamis. In 2007, Bakri appeared in his first two films: ''
The Band's Visit,
and Salt of this Sea by Annemarie Jacir, which premiered at Cannes in 2008. Salt of this Sea'' was Bakri's debut performance in an Arab film and went on to be Palestine's official submission for the Academy Awards. ''The Band's Visit'' also won numerous prizes and awards, including the
Ophir Award for and the Most Promising Actor award at the
Jerusalem Film Festival for Bakri. The following year he portrayed
Elia Suleiman's father Fouad in
The Time That Remains. In 2011, Bakri appeared in
Radu Mihaileanu's film
The Source alongside
Leïla Bekhti,
Hafsia Herzi,
Biyouna,
Sabrina Ouazani, and
Hiam Abbass. Bakri was the protagonist of
Sharif Waked's work
To be continued in 2009, portraying a Palestinian martyr who reads what was supposed to be the text that testifies to his approaching obliteration but emerges instead as tales from
A Thousand and One Nights. Other projects include ''Laila's Birthday'' by
Rashid Masharawi, playing a supporting role next to his father, Annemarie Jacir's second film
When I Saw You, and a short movie titled
Fireworks directed by Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese. He played the eponymous protagonist in the Italian thriller
Salvo, which won the
Critics' Week Grand Prize at the
2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015 Bakri appeared at the
Royal Court Theatre in the play
Fireworks by Palestinian playwright Dalia Taha, about two families living under siege in
Gaza. In 2019 Bakri starred in
Dialogue with the Unseen by Italian artist
Valerio Rocco Orlando, a
video installation about individuals who are questioning their own relationship with nature and society. In 2021 Bakri's film
The Present was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2022, Bakri played the protagonist in
The Blue Caftan, directed by
Maryam Touzani. ==Filmography==