Salt of This Sea (2008)

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Salt of This Sea on IMDb 6.9/10 931 votes

Released:
2008-09-03

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Suheir Hammad
    as
    Soraya
  • Saleh Bakri
    as
    Emad
  • Riyad Ideis
    as
    Marwan
  • Sylvie Wetz
    as
    Corinne (as Sylvie Wetz)
  • Yahya Barakat
    as
    Ziad