Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri (, ; born 1977) is a Palestinian film and theater actor. He began his career in the theater. He is the son of actor and film director Mohammad Bakri, and the brother of actors Ziad, Adam Bakri and Mahmood Bakri. Theater and film career Bakri performed in Death and the Maiden directed by Juliano Mer-Khamis. In 2007, Bakri appeared in his first two films: The Band's Visit, and Salt of this Sea by Annemarie Jacir, which premiered at Cannes in 2008. Salt of this Sea was Bakri's debut performance in an Arab film and went on to be Palestine's official submission for the Academy Awards. The Band's Visit also won numerous prizes and awards. The following year he portrayed Elia Suleiman's father Fouad in The Time That Remains. In 2011, Bakri appeared in Radu Mihaileanu's movie The Source alongside Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Biyouna, Sabrina Ouazani, and Hiam Abbass.