Film of the Week #32

May 5th - 12th 2021

Salt of this Sea (2008)

Drama, 1h 48m

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. Stubborn, passionate and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfils her life-long dream of “returning” to Palestine. Once there, 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. In this quest for life, we follow their trail through remains of Palestine.

Writer & Director: Annemarie Jacir

Starring: Suheir Hammad & Saleh Bakri

Cinematography: Benoît Chamaillard

Music: Kamran Rastegar

Editing: Michèle Hubinon

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