Basil

Basil, Nuwar's younger brother, invites Usama for coffee and hosts friends who discuss education and emigration. Basil appears briefly, drinking cola and greeting Usama. Basil appears chanting revolutionary slogans and is later seized by soldiers. Basil is beaten, given a sack, fed tea, awarded the nickname Abu al-Izz, participates in a prison celebration, delivers a speech repeating his revolutionary chant, rejects future guerrilla action, and promises not to answer to the name Abu al-Izz again. Basil, now called Abu al-Izz, works folding plastic bags in the prison workshop and earns eight Umar cigarettes as wage; participates in the prison’s “people's school” and expresses religious gratitude during Antun’s song. Basil boasts about violent actions, defends his prison experience, and espouses a militant view of revolution. Basil opens a secret vault, guides Usama, mentions a password, Hani, Lina, and warns him about decisions. Basil learns of Lina's arrest, discusses Salih and family secrets, and devises a roof‑to‑roof escape plan while fearing capture by the Jews. Basil agitates the family, reveals secret facts about Nuwar’s love, Adil’s work, and Usama’s status, and contemplates joining fugitives.