Wedding in Galilee

12/01/1987

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1hr 52min

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Drama

,Romance

STORY

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?

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Mohamad Ali El Akili
  • Bushra Karaman
  • Makram J. Khoury
  • Yussuf Abu-Warda
  • Anna Condo

    Director

  • Michel Khleifi

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ZDF
  • Les Productions Audiovisuelles
  • Marisa Films
  • CNC

    Production Countries

  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Palestinian Territory

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Turkish