When I Saw You

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When I Saw You

2012

1h 33m

Drama

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Tarek and his mother, Ghaydaa, cross the border from Palestine to Jordan along with tens of thousands of other people.

David Hughes

Empire Magazine

Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir's second film is slight yet significant - and, because of the situation in Syria, timely - story about a boy whose courage inspires hope among the hopeless.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 6, 2014

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

When I Saw You perhaps comes a little close to cliche sometimes (perhaps it's impossible to watch guerrilla scenes without thinking of Woody Allen's Bananas), but there are great moments and vignettes.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 5, 2014

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Gently comic life lessons emanate from horrific warfare in this measured and poetic mother-and-son drama.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 5, 2014

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Jacir’s vision of life led in emotional and physical limbo is filmed with care and precision by cinematographer Hélène Louvart, who has an unparalleled ability to bring a fable-esque glow to all her films.

Feb 13, 2024

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

A sweaty exercise in didacticism.

Aug 5, 2019

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D.W. Mault

CineVue

When I Saw You too closely resembles a Children Film Foundation treatise on a subject that deserves (and needs and demands) better treatment.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2019

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j F

An engaging story about a Palestinian boy trying to grow up on a refugee camp. He can be annoying, but sometimes even funny.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/23

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Audience Member

Reasonably dull tale of Palestinian refugee life as seen through the eyes and dreams of one of its younger participants.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

So Emotional with the pure music breaks which well placed in scenes ...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Another great movie by Annemarie Jacir! This movie does a great job shinning the light on the perspective of a boy from a refugee camp in '67. Highly recommend this movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

One of the best foreign language films of 2012.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Synopsis

Tarek and his mother, Ghaydaa, cross the border from Palestine to Jordan along with tens of thousands of other people.

Director: Annemarie Jacir
Producer: Ossama Bawardi, Maya Sanbar, Rami Yasin
Screenwriter: Annemarie Jacir
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2015
Runtime: 1h 33m