In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2008 palestinian film directed by annemarie jacir”. Today it says “a 2008 palestinian film directed by annemarie jacir and was an official selection of the cannes international f”.
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It is Palestine's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The film stars Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad as Soraya, an American-born Palestinian woman, who heads to Israel and Palestine on a quest to reclaim her family's home and money that were taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . A young Saleh Bakri also stars in the film in his first role in an Arab film. Producing or Co-producing country : FR / PS / US / NL / ES / BE / CH [Co-production] "Le Sel de la mer" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Salt of this Sea is a 2008 Palestinian film directed by Annemarie Jacir .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Salt of this Sea is a 2008 Palestinian film directed by Annemarie Jacir and was an Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival in 2008.It is Palestine's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film .The film stars Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad as Soraya, an American-born Palestinian woman, who heads to Israel and Palestine on a quest to reclaim her family's home and money that were taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
2008 film Salt of this Sea ( ) is a 2008 Palestinian film directed by Annemarie Jacir and was an Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival in 2008. It is Palestine's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The film stars Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad as Soraya, an American-born Palestinian woman, who heads to Israel and Palestine on a quest to reclaim her family's home and money that were taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . Palestinian actor, Saleh Bakri also stars in the film.Producing or Co-producing country : FR / PS / US / NL / ES / BE / CH [Co-production] "Le Sel de la mer" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
2008 film Salt of this Sea ( ) is a 2008 Palestinian film directed by Annemarie Jacir and was an Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival in 2008. It is Palestine's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The film stars Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad as Soraya, an American-born Palestinian woman, who heads to Israel and Palestine on a quest to reclaim her family's home and money that were taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . A young Saleh Bakri also stars in the film in his first role in an Arab film. Producing or Co-producing country : FR / PS / US / NL / ES / BE / CH [Co-production] "Le Sel de la mer" .
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a 2008 palestinian film directed by annemarie jacir
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a 2008 palestinian film directed by annemarie jacir and was an official selection of the cannes international f
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