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A Wedding in Ramallah (2002)
Directed by Sherine Salama
“First came the wedding. Then came the war.”
Documentary · 1h 30m
From acclaimed filmmaker Sherine Salama, the story follows a marriage between an American-based Palestinian man (Bassam Abed) and a young woman (Mariam), with a traditional village upbringing. Bassam works as a telephone repairman in Cleveland, Ohio, and returns to the West Bank town of Ramallah to find a wife. A few weeks later the two are married and we are offered unique insight into the arranged wedding. The film subsequently follows their desperate attempts to secure a visa to America for Mariam, and her resulting life in Cleveland, languishing in an apartment with no friends or support.
Crew
- Director
- Sherine Salama
Details
- Release date
- 2002-07-24
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN