| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen, 1.85:1, 16x9; |
| Language |
Arabic, English and Spanish, with English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Sylvia Weitz. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Benoit Chamaillard ; editing, Michèle Hubinon ; music, Kamran Rastegar. |
| Note |
First released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. Direct, stubborn, and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfills her life-long dream of "returning" to Palestine. Slowly she is taken apart by the reality around her and is forced to confront her own anger. She meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to hers, is to leave forever. Tired of the constraints that dictate their lives, they know in order to be free, they must take things into their own hands, even if it's illegal. |
| Awards |
Cannes, Official Selection un certain regard ; Tribeca, Official selection ; London, Official Selection. |
| Subject |
Palestinian Arabs -- West Bank -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Palestine -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (ARABIC), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films Palestine.
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Motion pictures, Arabic.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Jacir, Annemarie.
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Rastegar, Kamran.
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Chamaillard, Benôit.
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Hammad, Suheir.
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Bakri, Saleh.
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Bidou, Jacques.
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Dumoulin, Marianne.
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Lorber Films (Firm)
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JBA production.
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Philistine Films (Firm)
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Kino Lorber, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Salt of this sea |
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Milḥ hādhā al-baḥr |
| Standard No. |
705105266411 |
| Music No. |
LF-DVD-664 Lorber Films |
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