Wedding in Galilee
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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 |
| Editing by | Marie Castro-Vasquez |
| Running time | Israel: 100 min USA: 113 min |
| Country | Palestinian territories, France, Belgium |
| Language | Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish |
Wedding in Galilee (also known as Arabic عرس الجليل trasliteration 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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[edit] Synopsis
The film takes place in a Palestinian village ruled by an Israeli military governor. 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.
[edit] Cast
- Mohamad Ali El Akili ... Mukhtar
- Bushra Karaman ... Mother
- Makram Khoury ... The governor
- Yussuf Abu-Warda ... Bacem (as Youssef Abou Warda)
- Anna Condo ... Bride (as Anna Achdian)
- 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
[edit] Awards
- International Critics Prize, Cannes 1987
- the Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival, 1987
- Tanit d'or at Carthage Film Festival, 1988
- Joseph Plateau Awards 1988
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[edit] 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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