The Sea

Khaled, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village, gets the chance to see the sea for the first time in his life on a school trip. But when they reach a military checkpoint, the soldiers claim his permit is invalid and send him back home, while his classmates continue their trip. Deeply disappointed, Khaled sets out to the sea on his own, even though he doesn’t know the way and doesn’t speak Hebrew. When his father, Ribhi, an undocumented laborer working in Israel, learns that his son is missing, he leaves his job in search for him—risking arrest and the loss of his livelihood. Ophir Awards from Israeli Film Academy for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Music, Israel’s official entry for the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category

  • Muhammad Gazawi, Khalifa Natour, Marlene Bajali
  • Shai Carmeli-Pollak
  • Shai Carmeli-Pollak
  • Bahr Agbariya
  • 93 minutes
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