1967. The world is alive and ripe with possibility--new music style hope. But in Jordan thousands of refugees from Palestine are held waiting for their right to return to their homeland. Amidst this a young boy yearns to be reunited with his father. Restlessly cooped up in the refugee camp he secretly sets out on his own and along the way attaches himself to a group of young freedom fighters who take him under their wing. Together they embark on a journey of adventure driven by an unshakable resolve to be free. Following on the acclaimed Salt of this Sea... writer and director Annemarie Jacir proves with When I Saw You that she has become a leader in Palestinian contemporary cinema. This heartfelt and moving film Palestine's entry for the 2013 Academy Awards is suffused with a distinct sense of this revolutionary time and place. [show more]
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Director Annemarie Jacir's coming-of-age drama traces the story of Tarek (Mahmoud Asfa), a young boy caught up in a Middle Eastern war who embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Forced to separate from his father in Palestine in the midst of the 1967 war, eleven-year-old Tarek (Asfa) and his mother Ghaydaa (Ruba Blal) arrive at the Harir refugee camp in Jordan. Over the coming months, as he finds it increasingly hard to adjust to his new life and the possibility that he will never see his father again, a fiercely independent Tarek begins to look for a way out. When the chance finally arrives, Tarek, realising that anything and everything is possible, sets out on a life-changing adventure to find his father.
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