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Urs al-Jalīl, Wedding in Galilee, Ministere de la Communaute Francaise de Belgique, du Centre National de la Cinematographie, Ministere de la Culture France, Marisa Films (Bruxelles), Les Productions Audiovisuelles (Paris) présentent ; scénario original, Michel Khleifi ; production dirigée par Jacqueline Louis, Bernard Lorain, Georges Khleifi ; production et mise en scène, Michel Khleifi

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videorecording

MPAA rating: Not rated

Urs al-Jalīl

videorecording

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Ministere de la Communaute Francaise de Belgique, du Centre National de la Cinematographie, Ministere de la Culture France, Marisa Films (Bruxelles), Les Productions Audiovisuelles (Paris) présentent ; scénario original, Michel Khleifi ; production dirigée par Jacqueline Louis, Bernard Lorain, Georges Khleifi ; production et mise en scène, Michel Khleifi

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Wedding in Galilee

The patriarch of an occupied Arab Palestinian village wants to hold a traditional, full-scale wedding for his son, but the Israeli military governor will allow it only if he and his officers are the guests of honor. The ceremonies and festivities gradually unfold over a tense day and night, capturing diverse vignettes as tradition mingles with its discontents. Women ritually bathe and dress the bride, a flirtatious teen-aged daughter schemes to escape her old-fashioned life, and a group of young village men plot to kill the Israeli guests as the codes of hospitality and of honor clash. A horse gets loose and runs to a mined field; Israeli soldiers and Arabs must cooperate to rescue it. The film offers a paean for a fading culture, questioning the very traditions that may destroy it, even as it celebrates them

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live action

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