The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. However, she soon finds that her simple plan is a complicated undertaking — one that takes her further from her comfort zone than she'd imagined.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Kamran RastegarOriginal Music Composer
- Annemarie JacirDirector
- Annemarie JacirWriter
Cast
- Suheir HammadSoraya
- Saleh BakriEmad
- Riyad IdeisMarwan
- Sylvie WetzCorinne (as Sylvie Wetz)
- Yahya BarakatZiad
- Khaled HouraniKhaled
- Iman AounWealthy Landlord
- Juliano Mer-KhamisHiking Leader
Stills
Themes
palestinewoman directordiaspora