Israel, 2025
A film by Shai Carmeli-Pollak
Featuring: Khalifa Natour, Mohamad Ghazawi, Marlen Bajali, and Hilla Surjon
93 mins. | Arabic & Hebrew with Hebrew & English subtitles

Israel's representative to the Oscars
Winner of five Ophir Awards: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Music
Winner of two awards and a commendation at the Jerusalem International Film Festival
Official Selection Mar del Plata Film Festival – Argentina
Official Selection Tallinn Film Festival

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.

Courtesy of Nachshon Films