Fish Above Sea Level
| Fish Above Sea Level | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Hazim Bitar |
| Written by | Hazim Bitar |
| Produced by | Hazim Bitar |
| Starring | Abdallah Dghemaal Rabee Zureikat |
| Cinematography | Hazim Bitar |
| Edited by | Hazim Bitar |
| Music by | Aziz Maraqa |
Production company | Tashkeel Films |
| Distributed by | Hazim Bitar (JO) |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Jordan |
| Languages | Arabic English Subtitles |
Fish Above Sea Level (Samak fawqa satah al-bahr) is an independent 2011 drama film directed and written by Hazim Bitar. Leading Jordanian film critic Adnan Madanat called the film "The best Jordanian feature film."
Synopsis
[edit]Fish Above Sea Level is about Talal (Rabee Zureikat) a young Ammani professional, who discovers upon his father's death that he is penniless. His late father, in an attempt to shore up his failing investments, mortgaged the family house. Talal has few days to save the family house in Amman from foreclosure. His only way out is to sell a farm house once owned by his late father in a village by the Dead Sea with a dark past. At the village he meets Dawoud (Abdallah Dghemaat) a young farmer who lives in the farm house. Before Talal can do anything with the farm house, Dawoud's approval is essential.
Main Film Festivals
[edit]External links
[edit]- Variety: Fish Above Sea Level by Ronnie Scheib
- Fish Above Sea Level at IMDb
- Fish Above Sea Level on Facebook
- البيطار: "سمك فوق سطح البحر" مبني على خلفية تاريخية لمنطقة الأغوار الجنوبية
- الغد :"سمك فوق سطح البحر": صور مدروسة وحوار يستند على خلفية تاريخية
- الدستور: عن فيلم سمك فوق سطح البحر
- الخليج: فيلم أردني وملصق
- الرأي: سمك فوق سطح البحر فيلم روائي أردني طويل للمخرج حازم البيطار[permanent dead link]
- فضائية رؤية: مقابلة مع المخرج حازم البيطار وأبطال الفيلم on YouTube
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