Wedding in Galilee
1987 · Movie · 100 min. · Palestine
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?
Direction Michel Khleifi
Cast Mohamad Ali El Akili · Bushra Karaman · Makram Khoury · Yussuf Abu-Warda · Anna Condo · Nazih Akleh
Soundtrack Jean-Marie Sénia
Screenplay Michel Khleifi
Cinematography Walther Van Den Ende
Original title Urs al-jalil (Noce en Galilée)
6.4
52 votes (FilmAffinity)
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