Salt of This Sea
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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Suheir Hammad
Soraya
Saleh Bakri
Emad
Known for
The Blue Caftan
All That's Left of You
Riyad Ideis
Marwan
Sylvie Wetz
Corinne (as Sylvie Wetz)
No other roles listed
Yahya Barakat
Ziad
Also in
Laila's Birthday
Khaled Hourani
Khaled
Also in
Eyes of a Thief
Iman Aoun
Wealthy Landlord
Also in
Eyes of a Thief
Miral
Juliano Mer-Khamis
Hiking Leader
Also in
Night Terrors
Rage and Glory
Annemarie Jacir Director · Kamran Rastegar Composer Benoît Chamaillard Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $552K · Budget $800K · United States release August 13, 2010
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$552,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
JBA Production
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Philistine Films
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Thelma Film
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Tarantula
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Louverture Films
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Clarity World Films
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Augustus Film
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TSR
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Mediapro
Production
Netherlands · Switzerland · France · United States · Belgium · Spain · United Kingdom · Palestinian Territories
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Languages
Original title
ملح هذا البحر
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Hebrew
Release dates
France · May 16, 2008
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 3, 2008
Theatrical
United States · August 13, 2010
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
April 22, 2009 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
France
March 5, 2009 · Physical · DVD
February 19, 2020 · Digital · VOD
November 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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