Wedding in Galilee
Wedding in Galilee (also known as Arabic عرس الجليل, transliteration Urs al-Jalil) is a 1987 film directed by Michel Khleifi. It was awarded the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 1987.
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| Directed by | Michel Khleifi |
| Produced by | Michel Khleifi, Bernard Lorain, Jacqueline Louis |
| Written by | Michel Khleifi |
| Music by | Jean-Marie Sénia |
| Edited by | Marie Castro-Vasquez |
Running time | Israel: 100 min United States: 113 min |
| Country | France, Belgium |
| Language | Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish |
Synopsis
The film takes place in a Galilean Palestinian village ruled by an Israeli military governor, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. At the start of the film the village is under a curfew. The village mayor, muktar, wants to celebrate his son's wedding with the traditional elaborate ceremony despite the curfew. The Israeli military governor initially refuses, but finally allows the wedding to take place on the condition that he and his staff are invited.
Cast
- Mohamad Ali El Akili - Mukhtar
- Bushra Karaman - Mother
- Makram Khoury - The governor
- Yussuf Abu-Warda - Bacem (as Youssef Abou Warda)
- Anna Achdian- Bride
- Nazih Akleh - Groom
- Sonia Amar - Soumaya
- Eyad Anis - Hassan
- Waël Barghouti - Ziad
- Juliano Mer - Officer
- Ian Chemi - Officer 2
- Tali Dorat - Soldier
- Ali Al Akili
Awards
- International Critics Prize, Cannes 1987
- Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival, 1987
- André Cavens Award by the Belgian Film Critics Association, 1987
- Tanit d'or at Carthage Film Festival, 1988
- Joseph Plateau Awards 1988
References
External links
Further reading
- Gertz, Nurith; Khleifi, George (2008): Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma, and Memory, Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-22007-6. With:
- Wedding in Galilee, p. 88-93,
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