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- 2010
- Unrated
- Lorber Films
- 1 h 49 m
- 2010
- Unrated
- Lorber Films
- 1 h 49 m
Summary A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.
Directed By: Annemarie Jacir
Written By: Annemarie Jacir
- 2010
- Unrated
- Lorber Films
- 1 h 49 m
- 2010
- Unrated
- Lorber Films
- 1 h 49 m
Salt of This Sea
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Summary A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.
Directed By: Annemarie Jacir
Written By: Annemarie Jacir
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
43
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
A sad and engrossing look at a haunted landscape.
Ultimately, in a film that highlights the physical barriers - walls, roadblocks, armed guards - that keep Palestinians where the Israelis want them, the film's biggest barrier is the one Jacir erects between Soraya and the viewer.
Annemarie Jacir, who was raised in Saudi Arabia, directs with flair and loving attention to the wild, damaged beauty of the contested landscape. But Soraya's rebellious bursts of rage come off more like the tantrums of a spoiled princess than the legitimate anger of an emerging activist.
Depressingly one-note, a story that never springs to life.
That the taste of Annemarie Jacir's feature debut should be bitter is completely understandable given the untenable Palestinian situation, but the heavy-handed, excessively didactic script plays like a primer for people only vaguely aware of the issues while overly confirmed in their righteousness.
Both written and played in broad strokes, each character quickly devolves into the most simplistic of symbols. The results comes across more as an agenda than art.
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Production Company
Augustus Film,
Clarity Productions,
JBA Production,
Louverture Films,
Mediapro,
Philistine Films,
Tarantula,
Thelma Film
Release Date Aug 13, 2010
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating Unrated
Awards
Cinefan - Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Dubai International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
