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Salt of This Sea - Overview

Genre:   Drama, Romance  
Opened: 2008     Run Time: 1hr 49min  
Cast: Saleh Bakri   Suheir Hammad  Riyad Ideis           
Director: Annemarie Jacir   
Producer: Jacques Bidou   Marianne Dumoulin   Bero Beyer  
     
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Synopsis
Salt of This Sea: Soraya, born in Brooklyn in a working class community of Palestinian refugees, discovers that her grandfather’s savings were frozen in a bank account in Jaffa when he was exiled in 1948. Stubborn, passionate and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfills her life-long dream of “returning” to Palestine. Once there, slowly she is taken apart by the reality around her and she is forced to confront her own anger. She meets Emad, a young Palesti... Read More
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# Total Gross $0M
Additional Content for Salt of This Sea
Salt of This Sea
Foreign Theatrical Distributor: Pyramide Distribution
Foreign Theatrical Distributor: New Star (Greece)
Domestic Theatrical Distributor: Lorber HT Digital
Domestic Video Distributor: Kino Video
Theatrical Distributor: Alta Films
Theatrical Distributor: Trigon Films
Production Company: Mediapro
Production Company: Louverture Films
Production Company: JBA Productions
Production Company: Thelma Film AG (Switzerland)
Village Voice
By  Ella Taylor
Aug 11, 2010
Soraya's rebellious bursts of rage come off more like the tantrums of a spoiled princess than the legitimate anger of an emerging activist.
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Spirituality and Practice
By  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Critic Rating: 6 star rating 6
Aug 11, 2010
A sad and poignant drama about a new generation of Palestinians trying to make their own way in their shackled world of loss, persecution, and anger.
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