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Salt of This Sea
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Salt of This Sea

2008-09-03 · 109 min · ★ 5.9

Drama · Romance

Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. However, she soon finds that her simple plan is a complicated undertaking — one that takes her further from her comfort zone than she'd imagined.

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Directors
Annemarie Jacir
Production companies
JBA Production, Philistine Films, Thelma Film, Tarantula, Louverture Films, Clarity World Films, Augustus Film, TSR, Mediapro
Countries
Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States of America, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 552,000

Top Cast

Suheir HammadSuheir HammadSoraya
Saleh BakriSaleh BakriEmad
Riyad IdeisMarwan
Sylvie WetzCorinne (as Sylvie Wetz)
Yahya BarakatZiad
Khaled HouraniKhaled
Iman AounWealthy Landlord
Juliano Mer-KhamisJuliano Mer-KhamisHiking Leader

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