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Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan (1998)

Directed by Hiner Saleem

Comedy · 1h 36m

Kurdish expert Hiner Saleem (Shero) wrote and directed this French comedy-drama, set inside the 100,000-population Kurdish community in Paris. The original French title translates as "Long Live the Bride...and the Liberation of Kurdistan." Cheto (Georges Corraface) seeks a wife via videotapes while still seeing his French girlfriend, immigration office worker Christine (Stephanie Lagarde). Cheto places an order for a beautiful girl, but he's disappointed when her sister, country girl Mina (Marina Kobakhidze), arrives at the airport as a substitute. Family pressure forces him to marry her. Unhappy with the way she's treated by Cheto, Mina acquires some progressive notions from Leila (Schahla Aalam) and other local feminists, leading to confrontations with Cheto.

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Cast

Georges Corraface Cheto
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Marina Kobakhidze Mina Rona Hartner
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Schahla Aalam Leila Serge Avédikian Azad Frédérique Bonnal Zara Serge Djen Bekir Tuncel Kurtiz Uncle Ismet Stéphanie Lagarde Christine Bruno López Misto Jacky Nercessian Remzi
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Fatah Soltani Machko

Crew

Director
Hiner Saleem
Writer
Hiner Saleem
Editor
Anna Ruiz

Details

Release date
1998-06-03
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French, Kurdish
Countries
France
Production
Les Films du Rivage