Director
Michel Khleifi
Composer
Jean-Marie Sénia
Cast
Ali Mohammed Akili, Nazih Akly, Mabram Khouri, Anna Achdian
Edition 1987
113'
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1987
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Drama
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Dialogue:
Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew
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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Credits
Directors
Michel Khleifi
Composers
Jean-Marie Sénia
Cast
Ali Mohammed Akili, Nazih Akly, Mabram Khouri, Anna Achdian
Scenario
Michel Khleifi
Director of Photography
Walter van den Ende
Editors
Marie Castro Vazquez
More info
Dialogue
Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew
Countries of production
Belgium, France, Palestine
Year
1987