Jerusalem and Gaza - less than a hundred kilometers separate the two cities; home to Tal, a 17 year old recent French immigrant to Jerusalem, and Naïm, a 20 year old Palestinian confined to Gaza.
After witnessing a bombing at her local café, Tal refuses to accept that only hatred can exist between these two peoples. She slips a message into a bottle, thrown into the Gaza Sea, that will be discovered by Naïm. From there begins an email correspondence and the emergence of a slim hope that their burgeoning friendship may give them the strength to face the world and to change it in their own small way.
Here is the film trailer followed by info about the movie:
CAST
Tal Agathe Bonitzer
Naim Mahmoud Shalaby
Effrat Riff Cohen
Intessa r Hiam Abbas
Eytan Abraham Belaga
Dan Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Myriam Smadi Wolfman
Ahmed Salim Daw
Hakim Losi Nofi
For more info about the film/DVD release see https://www.filmmovement.com/product/a-bottle-in-the-gaza-sea
A Bottle In The Gaza Sea
A film by Thierry Binisti
“[For] anyone who’s just interested in a gripping, unsentimental drama with a lot of action and a pacifist message of hope and reconciliation, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea is must-viewing.’’ --Jeff Henrich, Montreal Gazette
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
WINNER- Best Film, Festival of Young Filmmakers at Saint Jean de Luz
(France)
WINNER- Grand Prix, From Page to Image Film Festival at Croisic (France)
WINNER- Best Actor (Mahmoud Shalaby), Audience Award, and Young Jury
Award, Reunion Island Film Festival
Special Jury Mention- Rouyn Noranda Film Festival (Canada)
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Busan Int’l Film Festival
New York Jewish Film Festival
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Israeli Film Festival of Montreal
