A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (Une Bouteille à la Mer)

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Summary

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.

Gala Opening Film for the 24th Annual Vancouver Jewish Film Festival - Wednesday, November 7th

Thank You to our Opening Sponsor, the Wertman Development Corp.

Wine donated by International Cellars

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Vancouver Premiere

Year: 2011
Genre: Narrative
Country: Canada, Israel
Language: French, Hebrew and Arabic with English sub-titles
Subject: Drama
Run time: 100 minutes
Format: N/A

Director: Thierry Binisti
Cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Mahmud Shalaby and Hiam Abbass