Salt of This Sea

  • Rated 5.9 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2008
  • 1h 49m
  • 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.

Director
Annemarie Jacir
Starring
Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Sylvie Wetz

Cast

  • Suheir Hammad

    Suheir Hammad

    Soraya

  • Saleh Bakri

    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

    Juliano Mer-Khamis

    Hiking Leader

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