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Wedding in Galilee (1987)

Wedding in Galilee (1987)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1987, December 1
Directors: Michel Khleifi
Countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Palestinian Territory
Production: ZDF, Les Productions Audiovisuelles, Marisa Films, CNC
Cast: Makram J. Khoury, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Bushra Karaman, Anna Condo, Mohamad Ali El Akili, Nazih Akleh, Sonia Amar, Eyad Anis, Waël Barghouti, Ian Chemi, Tali Dorat

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

wedding palestine israel