Who directed Salt of This Sea?

Salt of This Sea was directed by Annemarie Jacir.

Who stars in Salt of This Sea?

Salt of This Sea stars Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis.

How long is Salt of This Sea?

Salt of This Sea has a runtime of 109 minutes.

Which country is Salt of This Sea from?

Salt of This Sea is a production from Palestine.

MovieSeptember 3, 2008LevantNR109 min

Salt of This Sea

Name: Salt of This Sea
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2008-09-03
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Sylvie Wetz, Yahya Barakat

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At a glance

Salt of This Sea, is a 2008 Palestinian movie, directed by Annemarie Jacir, and starring Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, with a runtime of 109 minutes. Content rating: NR.

Overview

Salt of This Sea is a Palestinian drama film following Soraya, a Brooklyn-born woman raised by Palestinian refugee parents. When she discovers that her grandfather's life savings remain frozen in a Jaffa bank account — locked away since his forced exile in 1948 — she travels to the land of her ancestors determined to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her family. What begins as a straightforward mission quickly unravels into a deeply personal and politically charged journey, pushing Soraya far beyond her comfort zone. A powerful film exploring Palestinian identity, diaspora, and the long shadow of displacement.

Box Office

Revenue

$552K

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Cast

Suheir Hammad

Soraya

Saleh Bakri

Emad

Riyad Ideis

Marwan

Sylvie Wetz

Corinne (as Sylvie Wetz)

Yahya Barakat

Ziad

Khaled Hourani

Khaled

Iman Aoun

Wealthy Landlord

Juliano Mer-Khamis

Hiking Leader

Crew

Annemarie Jacir

Writer · Director

Marianne Dumoulin

Producer

Jacques Bidou

Producer

Javier Méndez

Producer

Pierrick Le Pochat

Producer

Eva Garrido

Producer

Kamran Rastegar

Composer

Benoît Chamaillard

Cinematographer

Michèle Hubinon

Editor

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Trivia

Salt of this Sea is a 2008 Palestinian film directed by Annemarie Jacir and was an Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival in 2008. It is Palestine's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film stars Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad as Soraya, an American-born Palestinian woman, who heads to Israel and Palestine on a quest to reclaim her family's home and money that were taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A young Saleh Bakri also stars in the film in his first role in an Arab film.

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