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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

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A Jerusalem teenager (Agathe Bonitzer) and a Palestinian (Mahmoud Shalabi) from Gaza correspond via bottled notes thrown into the sea.

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V.A. Musetto New York Post 01/04/2013
3/4
It raises the hope that someday, perhaps, there can be a meeting of Israeli and Palestinian minds. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 01/03/2013
3/5
A gentle pairing of youthful idealism and tenacious hope. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 01/03/2013
3/5
What elevates [it] ... is the gentleness with which Binisti approaches his difficult subject. Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 04/16/2014
4.5/5
Sure, it has something to say, but it hardly feels like its out to change the world -- only a very small part of it. And it succeeds with sincere feelings and a beguiling charm Go to Full Review
Robert Levin amNewYork 01/11/2013
3/4
This is the story of people who dream big dreams and find a common understanding in the face of impossible difficulties. It's hard not to get behind that. Go to Full Review
Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International 01/04/2013
Yet another impressive dramatic take on the endless Middle East impasse and attendant violence. Go to Full Review
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05/22/2018 This joint French-Canadian-Israeli film describes an unlikely e-mail relationship struck up between a young Jerusalem woman and a young Gazan man who find a message she left in a bottle in the Mediterranean. Simply and lovingly photographed, this film has tremendous heart. Agathe Bonitzer as the Israeli and Mahmoud Shalaby as the Palestinian play their parts splendidly. A great film for those who still wish to dream. See more bill k 01/06/2018 Touching, beautiful and insightful. See more 04/22/2016 This was a very thoughtful movie, it showed two different view points in a realistic way, it brought out many emotions, and made me wish I could keep watching their lives until they meet again. Its a well done movie. See more 07/26/2015 Some people downplay the movie as a platitude amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Well, reality is reality, and a movie---though sometimes fantasy---portrays the virtue of peaceful possibilities. This movie achieves that end in a fairly simple, but powerful manner. See more 05/06/2015 What a wonderful portrait of life on both sides of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. As in all conflicts, may we stop so much defending our position and learn about the positions of those who we see as our enemies. Curiosity caused Tal and Nam to learn about each other and it changed both of their lives. May we please do as much as we can to learn about this particular conflict so we can help bring it to a close. See more 10/17/2014 Très joli! Sur fond de désastre. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Jerusalem teenager (Agathe Bonitzer) and a Palestinian (Mahmoud Shalabi) from Gaza correspond via bottled notes thrown into the sea.
Director
Thierry Binisti
Screenwriter
Thierry Binisti, Valérie Zenatti
Production Co
TS Productions, Lama Films, EMA Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hebrew
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m
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