Das Salz des Meeres (2008)

Das Salz des Meeres: Directed by Annemarie Jacir. With Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Dana Drigov. A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.

“Cogent, well written, well acted, and well directed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFilming was excellent. The film moved in the correct tempo with ample economy and control .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStory was of an important matter that is often suppressed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMuch more poetic than polemic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStrong female lead and direction was not self-righteously or overbearingly so.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCreative and multifaceted script.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMore than adequate character development.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBalanced presentation between societal and personal.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNice lighting.”