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Salt of This Sea (2010)
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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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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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Annemarie Jacir
In Theaters:8/13/2010
Box Office:$552,000
Runtime:109 minutes
Studio:JBA Production, Philistine Films, Thelma Film, Tarantula, Louverture Films, Clarity World Films, Augustus Film, TSR, Mediapro
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