The Syrian Bride (2004)

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join t…

Directed by: Eran Riklis

Cast: Hiam Abbass, Makram J. Khoury, Clara Khoury, Evelyn Kaplun, Uri Gavriel, Alon Dahan, Julie-Anne Roth, Adnan Tarabshi, Ashraf Barhom, Marlene Bajali, Dirar Suleiman, Hanna Abou-Manneh

Genres: Drama

Rating: 6.1/10

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