Filmabende im Amerlinghaus, Stiftgasse 8, 1070 Wien
Donnerstag, 17. März 2011, 19 Uhr
Salt of This Sea- Milh Hadha al-Bahr , Film by Annemarie Jacir, Philistine Films, 2008, 104 Min., Subtitles: German
With Suheir Hammad (Best Actress Amal EuroArab Fest)
Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis
Soraya, born in Brooklyn in a working class community of Palestinian refugees, discovers that her grandfather’s savings were frozen in a bank account in Jaffa when he was exiled in 1948. Stubborn, passionate and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfills her life-long dream of “returning” to Palestine. Once there, slowly she is taken apart by the reality around her and is forced to confront her own internal anger. She meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to hers, is to leave forever. Tired of the constraints that dictate their lives, they know in order to be free, they must take things into their own hands, even if it’s illegal.
Salt of This Sea was Palestine’s 2008 Oscar Entry for Best Foreign Language Film.
Never shown in Vienna!
Festival de Cannes 2011, Official Selection, Un Certain Regard
Fipresci International Critics Award
Dubai International Film Festival – Best Screenplay
Carthage Film Festival – Randa Chahal Prize
Osians Asian Film Festival Special Jury Award
Sguardi Altrove Film Festival – Best Film
San Sebastian Film Festival Cinema in Motion Award
“A Magnificent Film!” Le Monde Diplomatique
“Annemarie Jacir’s filmic vision is brilliant, emotional, intense and fresh. Salt of This Sea is absolutely one of the best films I’ve seen in years.” - Michael Moore
Veranstaltet von Frauen in Schwarz (Wien (www.fraueninschwarz.at)
In Kooperation mit dem Verein Kulturzentrum Spittelberg (www.amerlinghaus.at)