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Paradise Now (2005) is the obvious starter pack answer but it’s actually solid and not just festival bait. Humanizes without turning into pure propaganda.

Omar (2013) is probably tighter as a thriller. Shot like a paranoid fugitive movie more than a “message film.” The wall-jumping scenes alone are kino.

The Time That Remains (2009) if you want something dry and deadpan. Feels almost Kaurismäki-tier in how it portrays occupation through absurd normalcy.

Five Broken Cameras (2011) for doccels. Raw as hell. Feels less like a movie and more like accumulated exhaustion.

Also lowkey: Divine Intervention (2002). Some surreal bits in that are burned into my brain.

If you want adjacent territory, Lemon Tree (2008) and Waltz with Bashir (2008) from the other side of the fence are worth a double feature for perspective whiplash.

Thread title implies you want sufferingcore but there’s actually a fair amount of stylistic variety if you dig.