Bottle in the Sea of Gaza
Tal is 17 years old. Naïm 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.
Only 60 miles separate them but how many bombings, check-points, sleepless nights and bloodstained days stand between them
Cast
Tal - Agathe Bonitzer
Naïm - Mahmoud Shalaby
Intessar - Hiam Abbass
Hakim - Loai Noufi
Eytan - Abraham Belaga
Dan - Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Myriam - Smadi Wolfman
Thomas - François Loriquet
Uri - Max Yan Oleartchik
Efrat - Riff Cohen
Ahmed - Salim Daw
Crew
Directed by - Thierry Binisti
Written by - Valérie Zenatti & Thierry Binisti
Produced by - Miléna Poylo & Gilles Sacuto
Co Produced by - Amir Harel & Ayelet Kait, Anne-Marie Gélinas
Details
100 min
35 mm
Languages: French , Arabic & Hebrew
Lama Films, TS Productions, Israel Film Fund
Festivals & Awards
Winner of Best Film: Festival of Young Filmmakers at Saint Jean de Luz, France (October 2012).
Grand Prize Winner: From Page to Image Film Festival at Croisic, France (October 2012).
Awards: ReUnion Island Film Festival (Best Actor, Audience Award, Young Jury Award, May 2012).
Other Selections: Busan International Film Festival (South Korea, October 2013), New York Jewish Film Festival (January 2013), and the Adelaide Film Festival.
