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? |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.9/10 | |
Released: | June 1, 1988 | |
Runtime: | 113 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | ZDF Les Productions Audiovisuelles Marisa Films CNC | |
Cast: | Yussuf Abu-Warda Makram Khoury Bushra Karaman Mohamad Ali El Akili | |
Crew: | Michel Khleifi | |
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