A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2010)
- Original title
- Une bouteille à la mer
- Directed by
- Thierry Binisti
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Israel, France, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 33 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French teenager throws a message in a bottle into the Gaza Sea hoping to reach an Israeli young person. She begins exchanging emails with a Palestinian man named Naim, and their online correspondence helps them understand each other's lives amid the conflict.
tenderpoignantbittersweetslow-pacedemotionally resonantcontemplativehopefulintimate
What happens
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (French: Une bouteille à la mer, Canadian French: Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza) is a 2011 drama directed by Thierry Binisti based on a novel of the same name. The film, an international co-production shot in French, Hebrew and Arabic, is based on the French young adult novel Une bouteille dans la mer de Gaza by Valérie Zenatti, originally published in 2005 and adapted for the screen by Zenatti and Binisti. Zenatti taught Agathe Bonitzer Hebrew in preparation for starring in the film. The film received multiple awards in 2011 and 2012, including the Chistera Award for Best Film at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz International Festival, and the Audience Award at the La Réunion Film Festival. It also earned accolades such as the Golden Porthole for Best Adaptation at the From Page to Screen Festival, and Best Actor recognition for Abraham Belaga at the Cabourg Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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