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  • 2019
  • Dada Films
  • 2 h 7 m
  • 2019
  • Dada Films
  • 2 h 7 m

Summary Sarah, an Israeli café owner living in West Jerusalem, has a clandestine relationship with Saleem, her Palestinian bread vendor, who lives in East Jerusalem. When their spouses discover the affair, two lives – already divided by politics, culture, class, and marital commitments – are made infinitely more complicated. A not uncommon betra...

  • 2019
  • Dada Films
  • 2 h 7 m
  • 2019
  • Dada Films
  • 2 h 7 m

The Reports on Sarah and Saleem

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Sarah, an Israeli café owner living in West Jerusalem, has a clandestine relationship with Saleem, her Palestinian bread vendor, who lives in East Jerusalem. When their spouses discover the affair, two lives – already divided by politics, culture, class, and marital commitments – are made infinitely more complicated. A not uncommon betra...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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0% Mixed
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11% Negative
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90
Jul 25, 2019
The power dynamics between two peoples locked in “asymmetrical conflict” — not to mention two sets of gender codes — set the stage for Alayan’s thriller. In storytelling terms, they are the rules by which the tightly wound plot unspools. But the film’s great strength, in addition to the usual quality-control things, is its care to humanize, not demonize, the characters who are playing by those rules.
By Kerry Lengel FULL REVIEW
88
Jul 9, 2019
At its heart, though, this is a film about human nature: about desire, recklessness and emotions. The fraught relationship between Israelis and Palestinians is this tale’s powerful overlay. But it’s the questions it raises about personal accountability that speak to wider truths.
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75
Jul 11, 2019
A fascinating and unsettling look at the ramifications of marital infidelity when shone through that specific geopolitical prism.
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70
Jun 11, 2019
Unshowy camerawork and an understated score both place the emphasis on the largely impressive and naturalistic performances.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 11, 2019
Alayan’s light directorial touch can make the storytelling seem overly straightforward. But his tight control over the proceedings becomes clear in a closing shot that elegantly encapsulates the film’s complexities.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
70
If at times it feels like the Alayan brothers have bitten off more than they can chew, the core of the plot, and the weighty issues raised, fortunately remain front and center.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 11, 2019
We never spend enough time with the characters to believe the urgency, and lushness, of their cravings.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company KeyFilm, Manderley Films, Monofilms, Palcine Productions
Release Date Jun 12, 2019
Duration 2 h 7 m
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Website http://keyfilm.nl/project/the-reports-of-sarah-and-saleem/
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Awards

Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Titanic International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Durban International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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