Wedding in Galilee (movie)
عرس الجليل- User score: 6.2
- Production country: Belgium, France, Germany, Palestinian Territory
- Producer: Michel Khleifi
- Production companies: ZDF, Les Productions Audiovisuelles, Marisa Films, CNC
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Release date: 12/1/1987
- Run time: 112 min.
Movie description
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?
