A Bottle in The Gaza Sea

– Tai is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
Une bouteille à la mer
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2010) - Also known as Une bouteille à la mer

Tai is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives in Gaza. They were born in a land of scorched earth, where fathers bury their children. They must endure an explosive situation that is not of their choosing at an age where young people are falling in love and taking their place in adult life. A bottle thrown in the sea and a correspondence by email nurture the slender hope that their relationship might give them the strength to confront this harsh reality to grapple with it, and thereby ever so slightly change it. Only 60 miles separate them but how many bombings, check-points, sleepless nights and bloodstained days stand between them?

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Jan 2013

Language:

Hebrew, Arabic, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Thierry Binisti

Writer:

Thierry Binisti, Valérie Zenatti

Main Actors:

Agathe Bonitzer, Mahmud Shalaby, Hiam Abbass, Riff Cohen

Plot:

Tal is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives in Gaza. They were born in a land of scorched earth, where fathers bury their children. They must endure an explosive situation that is not of their choosing at an age where young people are falling in love and taking their place in adult life. A bottle thrown in the sea and a correspondence by email nurture the slender hope that their relationship might give them the strength to confront this harsh reality to grapple with it, and thereby ever so slightly change it. Only 60 miles separate them but how many bombings, check-points, sleepless nights and bloodstained days stand between them?

Awards:

4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$2,531

Production:

Film Movement

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
Metacritic:
58%