Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

06/03/1998

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1hr 36min

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Comedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Georges Corraface
  • Marina Kobakhidze
  • Rona Hartner
  • Schahla Aalam
  • Serge Avédikian

    Director

  • Hiner Saleem

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Les Films du Rivage

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French
  • Kurdish