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Salt of This Sea

Original title: Milh Hadha al-Bahr
  • 20082008
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.2K
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POPULARITY
57,516
2,412
Salt of This Sea (2008)
A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.
Play trailer1:43
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DramaRomance
A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
57,516
2,412
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    • Director
      • Annemarie Jacir
    • Writer
      • Annemarie Jacir
    • Stars
      • Suheir Hammad
      • Saleh Bakri
      • Riyad Ideis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Annemarie Jacir
    • Writer
      • Annemarie Jacir
    • Stars
      • Suheir Hammad
      • Saleh Bakri
      • Riyad Ideis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos2

    Salt of This Sea
    Trailer 1:43
    Salt of This Sea
    Salt of this Sea
    Trailer 1:34
    Salt of this Sea

    Photos6

    Salt of This Sea (2008)
    Suheir Hammad and Saleh Bakri in Salt of This Sea (2008)
    Suheir Hammad in Salt of This Sea (2008)
    Suheir Hammad and Saleh Bakri in Salt of This Sea (2008)
    Saleh Bakri in Salt of This Sea (2008)

    Top cast

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    Suheir Hammad
    Suheir Hammad
    • Soraya
    Saleh Bakri
    Saleh Bakri
    • Emad
    Riyad Ideis
    • Marwan
    Dana Drigov
    • Airport Agent 1
    Edna Blilious
    Edna Blilious
    • Airport Agent 2 (Ilana)
    • (as Edna Balilous)
    Ishai Golan
    Ishai Golan
    • Male Agent
    Hagar Lotem
    • Young Agent
    Renana Lotem
    • Body Search Agent
    Sylvie Wetz
    • Corinne
    • (as Sylvie Wetz)
    Yahya Barakat
    • Ziad
    Khaled Hourani
    • Khaled
    Ismael Dabbag
    • Bank Teller
    Jack Saadeh
    • Bank Manager
    Iman Aoun
    • Wealthy Landlord
    Giras Abu Sabbah
    • Cinematheque Bouncer
    Martin Daltry
    • Bank Regional Manager
    Ihab Jadallah
    • Street Catcaller
    Hisham Daraghmeh
    • Fakri
    • Director
      • Annemarie Jacir
    • Writer
      • Annemarie Jacir
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Palestine's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.
    • Soundtracks
      Bahriyya
      Composed by Marcel Khalife / (p) Nagam Records

      Reinterpreted and Performed by Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar (aka Suheil Nafar), Mahmud Jreri (Dam, aka DAM) and with Kayvon Sarfejooy (DJ K-Salaam) & Nick Phillips (Beatnick)

      Concept by Annemarie Jacir, under the direction of Kamran Rastegar

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    3/10
    One side of the coin
    Cinema, in my eyes, is an art. The best pieces of art in almost any medium are subjective pieces of work they allow you to understand what the artist's feelings, emotion, messages etc. are. However when inducing politics into art one should be very objective. It is impossible to set out a rational film on a political issue if the movie is made in a subjective manner. 'Salt of this Sea' is one such movie where a strive has been made to critique a very delicate situation in Isreal/Palestine, however it is done in such a narrow scope, and at times, disgustingly sentimental way. The mere fact that in the movie, the main character feels such a strong connection with a place she has never been before, is almost laughable, as is the demonising of almost all Isreali characters throughout the film. There can be no doubt that some of the plot and events in the film have merit, but there is an overwhelming bias toward one side of a very complex and challenging issue, that it does no justice to history of the story it is trying to tell.
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    • Dec 9, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2008 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Occupied Palestinian Territory
      • Belgium
      • France
      • Spain
      • Switzerland
    • Official sites
      • Facebook Page
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Bu Denizin Tuzu
    • Filming locations
      • Palestine
    • Production companies
      • Augustus Film
      • Clarity Productions
      • JBA Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,662
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,973
      • Aug 15, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $736,502
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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