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The Sea

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The Sea

Al-Bahar / Ha-Yam

direction Shai Carmeli-Pollak

Israel 2025 Fiction Cor 93 min

50ª mostra > filmes > The Sea

Set between the West Bank and Israel, the film follows 12-year-old Khaled, whose dream of seeing the sea, despite living only an hour away from it, becomes an odyssey through checkpoints, borders and invisible barriers. When the boy suddenly disappears in his attempt to reach the coast, his father embarks on a desperate search that puts both his livelihood and his own safety at risk.

israel politics contemporary crises human rights family adolescence & youth social issues

technical sheet

direction

Shai Carmeli-Pollak

screenplay

Shai Carmeli-Pollak

cinematography

Shai Goldman

editing

Yosef Grunfeld

sound design

Nati Zeidenstadt

music

Avi Belleli

production design

Bashar Hasuneh

cast

Mohamad Ghazawi, Khalifa Natour, Marlene Bajali, Hila Surjon

production

Baher Agbariya

produced by

Majdal Films

world sales

Coccinelle Film Sales

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