Wedding in Galilee

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Wedding in Galilee (1987)

Directed by Michel Khleifi

Drama, Romance · 1h 52m

A Palestinian seeks Israeli permission to waive curfew to give his son a fine wedding. The military governor's condition is that he and his officers attend. The groom berates his father for agreeing. Women ritually prepare the bride; men prepare the groom. Guests gather. The Arab youths plot violence. One Israeli officer swoons in the heat and Arab women take her into the cool house. A thoroughbred gets loose and runs to a mined field; soldiers and Arabs must cooperate to rescue it. As darkness falls, tensions between army and villagers rise, and the groom's wedding-night anger and impotence threaten family dignity and honor. Can cool heads prevail?

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Cast

M
Mohamad Ali El Akili Mukhtar
B
Bushra Karaman Mother Makram J. Khoury The governor Yussuf Abu-Warda Bacem Anna Condo Bride
N
Nazih Akleh Groom
S
Sonia Amar Soumaya
E
Eyad Anis Hassan
W
Waël Barghouti Ziad Juliano Mer-Khamis
I
Ian Chemi Officer 2
T
Tali Dorat Soldier

Crew

Director
Michel Khleifi
Screenplay
Michel Khleifi
Director of Photography
Walther van den Ende
Original Music Composer
Jean-Marie Sénia
Editor
Marie Castro
Producer
Jacqueline Louis, Bernard Lorain, Michel Khleifi

Details

Original title
عرس الجليل
Release date
1987-12-01
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
AR
Spoken languages
Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew
Countries
Belgium, France, Germany, Palestinian Territory
Production
ZDF, Les Productions Audiovisuelles, Marisa Films, CNC