Annemarie Jacir – Palestine – 2008

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 and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfils her life-long dream of returning to Palestine. 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.

‘Salt of This Sea’ is the first feature film of Annemarie Jacir, who was born in Bethlehem. The roadmovie has won numerous awards and was Palestine’s submission to the Academy Awards in 2008.

With: Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis

Duration: 105 minutes

Language: Arabic, English & Hebrew (English subtitles)