The Syrian Bride
Genres
Overview
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join the university, but her marriage with Amin is in crisis. When the family gathers for Mona's wedding, an insane bureaucracy jeopardizes the ceremony.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2004-11-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Hebrew
Vote Count
46
Vote Average
6.6
Hiam Abbass
Amal
Makram J. Khoury
Hammed
Clara Khoury
Mona
Evelyn Kaplun
Evelyna
Uri Gavriel
Simon
Alon Dahan
Arik
Julie-Anne Roth
Jeanne
Adnan Tarabshi
Amin
Ashraf Barhom
Marwan
Marlene Bajali
The Mother
Dirar Suleiman
Tallel
Hanna Abou-Manneh
Rama
Ranin Boulos
Mai
Robert Henig
Joseph
Ali Suliman
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