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When I Saw You

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

Critics Reviews

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David Hughes Empire Magazine 06/06/2014
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 06/05/2014
3/5
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. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies 06/05/2014
4/5
Gently comic life lessons emanate from horrific warfare in this measured and poetic mother-and-son drama. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 02/13/2024
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. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/05/2019
A sweaty exercise in didacticism. Go to Full Review D.W. Mault CineVue 03/25/2019
2/5
When I Saw You too closely resembles a Children Film Foundation treatise on a subject that deserves (and needs and demands) better treatment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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j F 10/23/2023 An engaging story about a Palestinian boy trying to grow up on a refugee camp. He can be annoying, but sometimes even funny. See more 12/08/2016 Reasonably dull tale of Palestinian refugee life as seen through the eyes and dreams of one of its younger participants. See more 08/01/2014 So Emotional with the pure music breaks which well placed in scenes ... See more 01/21/2014 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! See more 12/11/2012 One of the best foreign language films of 2012. See more 09/11/2012 <a href="http://www.jaredmobarak.com/2012/09/01/when-i-saw-you/">click for review</a> See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Annemarie Jacir

Director

Mahmoud Asfa

Tarek

Anas Algaralleh

Mr. Nasser

Ruba Blal

GhaydaaSaleh Bakri:Layth

Ali Elayan

Abu Akram

Ruba Shamshoum

Zain

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Movie Info

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