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Salt of This Sea

  • 2008
  • TMDB 5.9/10
  • 1h 49m

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.

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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.

Cast

  • Suheir HammadSoraya
  • Saleh BakriEmad
  • Riyad IdeisMarwan
  • Sylvie WetzCorinne (as Sylvie Wetz)
  • Yahya BarakatZiad
  • Khaled HouraniKhaled
  • Iman AounWealthy Landlord
  • Juliano Mer-KhamisHiking Leader

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