Wedding in Galilee
Wedding in Galilee

Wedding in Galilee

6.2(16 votes)
1987
1h 52m
Drama
Romance

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?

Production

ZDF, Les Productions Audiovisuelles, Marisa Films, CNC

Cast

Mohamad Ali El Akili

Mohamad Ali El Akili

Mukhtar

Bushra Karaman

Bushra Karaman

Mother

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

The governor

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Bacem

Anna Condo

Anna Condo

Bride

Nazih Akleh

Nazih Akleh

Groom

Sonia Amar

Sonia Amar

Soumaya

Eyad Anis

Eyad Anis

Hassan

Waël Barghouti

Waël Barghouti

Ziad

Juliano Mer-Khamis

Juliano Mer-Khamis

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