Milh Hadha al-Bahr 2008

Critics score:
54 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

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Mike Hale, New York Times: A sad and engrossing look at a haunted landscape. Read more

Eric Hynes, Time Out: [An] impassioned, but wearisomely didactic, diaspora drama. Read more

Ian Buckwalter, NPR: Ultimately, in a film that highlights the physical barriers - walls, roadblocks, armed guards - that keep Palestinians where the Israelis want them, the film's biggest barrier is the one Jacir erects between Soraya and the viewer. Read more

Jay Weissberg, Variety: Read more

Ella Taylor, Village Voice: Soraya's rebellious bursts of rage come off more like the tantrums of a spoiled princess than the legitimate anger of an emerging activist. Read more