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Rana's Wedding (2002)

Rana's Wedding poster
Original title
القدس في يوم آخر
Directed by
Hany Abu-Assad
Genre
drama film
Country
Palestine
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Palestinian woman in Jerusalem tries to find a husband to marry before her father returns from abroad. She navigates checkpoints and bureaucratic hurdles while searching for the man she loves.

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What happens

Rana's Wedding, also known as Jerusalem, Another Day (Arabic, القدس في يوم آخر ), is a Palestinian film released in 2002. It was produced in partnership with the Netherlands and funded by the Palestinian Film Foundation. The film was directed by Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad in Jerusalem. Rana's Wedding presents the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the metaphor of a couple's marriage drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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