DVD
A bottle in the Gaza Sea = Une bouteille à la mer
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (WSQ)
Languages
In Hebrew, Arabic and French, with English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Agathe Bonitzer, Mahmoud Shalaby, Hiam Abbass, Abraham Belaga, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Smadi Wolfman.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Film Movement, [2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Added Uniform Title
Summary
17-year-old Tal has emigrated from France to Jerusalem with her family. She writes a letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between Israelis and Palestinians. She slips the letter into a bottle, and her brother throws it into the sea near Gaza, where he is carrying out his military service. A few weeks later, Tal receives an e-mail response from a mysterious "Gazaman," a young Palestinian named Naim. Thus begins a turbulent but tender long-distance friendship between two young people that are separated by a history they are trying both to understand and change.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Valérie Zenatti.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Bonus short film: An oasis on the hill / director, Igal Kohen (12 min.).