2012 · drama · political · childhood
When I Saw You
Directed by Annemarie Jacir1h 33m2012
Tarek and his mother Ghaydaa number among the tens of thousands of refugees crossing the border from Palestine, having been separated from Tarek's father amidst the chaos of the Six Day War. They ultimately settle at the Harir refugee camp, a makeshift home for a new generation displaced by conflict. Tarek dreams of being reunited with his father, and struggles to adapt to a new life far away from all he previously knew.
Our read: When I Saw You (2012) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · political · childhood entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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