Synopsis

Soraya, 28, born and raised in Brooklyn, decides to return to live in Palestine, the country her family was exiled from in 1948.
On arriving in Ramallah, Soraya tries to recover her grandparent's money, frozen in an account in Jaffa, but is refused by the bank. She meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to hers, is to leave forever.
Tired of the constraints that dictate their lives, Soraya and Emad know in order to be free, they must take things into their own hands, even it means breaking the law. In this quest for life, we follow their trail through remains of a lost Palestine.



Directed by: Annemarie JACIR
Country: PALESTINE, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, SPAIN
Year: 2008
Duration: 109 minutes

Annemarie JACIR - Screenplay
Annemarie JACIR - Director
Benoit CHAMAILLARD "AFC" - Cinematography
Françoise JOSET - Set Designer
Kamran RASTEGAR - Music
Michèle HUBINON - Film Editor
Eric VAUCHER - Sound


Actors

Saleh BAKRI
- EMAD
Suheir HAMMAD
- SORAYA



Contacts and useful links

Production :
JBA PRODUCTION - Paris, FRANCE - www.jbaproduction.com
PHILISTINE FILMS (PALESTINE)
THELMA FILM AG (SUISSE)
TARANTULA (BELGIQUE)
MEDIAPRO (ESPAGNE)
CLARITY WORLD FILMS (ROYAUME-UNI)
AUGUSTUS FILM (PAYS-BAS)

Distribution:
PYRAMIDE - Roxane ARNOLD - Paris (France) - ww.pyramidefilms.com

French press : Laurence GRANEC et Karine MÉNARD - Paris (France)
International press: STEPHEN LAN - www.StephenLan.com

Foreign sales:
PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL - Yoann UBERMULHIN - Paris (France) - www.pyramidefilms.com


FESTIVALS

2008 | Cannes Film Festival | CANNES, France |
Sélection (Un Certain Regard)