Wedding in Galilee

Wedding in Galilee

Directed by	Michel Khleifi
Written by	Michel Khleifi
Produced by	Michel Khleifi, ,
Edited by
Music by
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	100 minutes (Israel) 113 minutes (U.S.)
Countries	France, Belgium
Languages	Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish

Wedding in Galilee (also known as Arabic عرس الجليل, transliteration Urs al-Jalil) is a 1987 film directed by Michel Khleifi. It was awarded the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 1987.

Synopsis[]

The film takes place in a Galilean Palestinian village ruled by an Israeli military governor, following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. 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.

Cast[]

Mohamad Ali El Akili - Mukhtar
Bushra Karaman - Mother
Makram Khoury - The governor
Yussuf Abu-Warda - Bacem (as Youssef Abou Warda)
Anna Achdian- Bride
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

Awards[]

International Critics Prize, Cannes 1987
Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival, 1987
André Cavens Award by the Belgian Film Critics Association, 1987
Tanit d'or at Carthage Film Festival, 1988
Joseph Plateau Awards 1988

References[]

External links[]

Wedding in Galilee at IMDb

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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