Wedding in Galilee
Directed byMichel Khleifi
Written byMichel Khleifi
Produced byMichel Khleifi, Bernard Lorain, Jacqueline Louis
Edited byMarie Castro-Vasquez
Music byJean-Marie Sénia
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
100 minutes (Israel)
113 minutes (U.S.)
CountriesFrance, Belgium
LanguagesArabic, 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.Produced during an era when there were scarce cinematic depictions of Palestinian existence, Wedding in Galilee revolves around the marriage ceremony of a young couple in a Palestinian village situated in Galilee, northern Israel.

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

References

    [1][2][3]

    Further reading

    • Gertz, Nurith; Khleifi, George (2008): Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma, and Memory, Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-22007-6. With:


    1. ↑ Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (1988-09-25). "Wedding in Galilee". MERIP. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
    2. ↑ AnOther (2015-07-22). "Wedding in Galilee". AnOther. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
    3. ↑ "A Wedding in Galilee | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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