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Salt of This Sea (2008)

  • 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.

Rating
5.8 / 10 (25 votes)
Release date
September 3, 2008
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
Arabic
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Status
Released
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Top cast

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

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