Salt of This Sea

2008 1h 49m AR

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5.8

MID

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54%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 25🥫54%Rotten Tomatoes●43Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 1,540

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Suheir Hammad
Soraya
Saleh Bakri
Emad
Riyad Ideis
Marwan
Sylvie Wetz
Corinne (as Sylvie Wetz)
Yahya Barakat
Ziad
Khaled Hourani
Khaled
Iman Aoun
Wealthy Landlord
Juliano Mer-Khamis
Hiking Leader

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Annemarie Jacir
Writers: Annemarie Jacir
Languages: Hebrew, English, Arabic
Countries: Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States of America, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hebrew, English, Arabic.

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WORLD

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International production across 8 countries: Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States of America, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Annemarie Jacir, shot by Benoît Chamaillard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kamran Rastegar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michèle Hubinon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Suheir Hammad and Saleh Bakri and Riyad Ideis carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Annemarie Jacir directs. Benoît Chamaillard behind the camera. Kamran Rastegar scores. Michèle Hubinon cuts. Produced in Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States of America, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory. Dialogue in Hebrew, English, Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hebrew, English, Arabic.
3International production across 8 countries: Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United States of America, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Annemarie Jacir, shot by Benoît Chamaillard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Kamran Rastegar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michèle Hubinon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Suheir Hammad and Saleh Bakri and Riyad Ideis carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1090680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.