The Syrian Bride (2004)

Original title

הכלה הסורית

Directed by

Eran Riklis

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Israel, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a Druze village on the Israeli-Syrian border, a woman prepares to marry a man in Syria. But political borders and family loyalties complicate her wedding day.

bittersweetthoughtfulmelancholicgroundedobservantwryslow-pacedfamily-centered

What happens

The Syrian Bride (Hebrew: הכלה הסורית, romanized: HaKala HaSurit) is a 2004 film directed by Eran Riklis. The story deals with a Druze wedding and the troubles the politically unresolved situation creates for the personal lives of the people in and from the village. The film's plot looks at the Arab–Israeli conflict through the story of a family divided by political borders and how their lives are fractured by the region's harsh political realities. The film has garnered critical acclaim and has won or been nominated internationally for several notable awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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