The Syrian Bride

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• In this moving drama from Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis, a young Israeli woman, engaged to a Syrian man, faces the fact that marriage to her betrothed in Syria will mean she can never return to Israel. But when she gets to the border and looks set to begin a new life, some surprises await her. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:FOREIGN Rating:NR Age:741952307198 UPC:7419523

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A statement about borders--and the absurdity of bureaucracy--The Syrian Bride strides sucessfully between tragedy and comedy. Mona (olive-eyed Clara Khoury, Rana's Wedding) is the bride. She lives in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights. According to the opening title, "Druze loyalty is split between Syria and Israel." Tallel (Derar Sliman), her husband-to-be, resides in Damascus. She has never met him--though she has seen him on TV (he's a soap star). Once Mona crosses into Syria, she won't be allowed to return. Hence her wedding day begins on a somber note. Monas family has problems of its own. Political dissident father Hammed (Makram J. Khoury, Clara's real-life paterfamilias) has recently been released from jail, and it looks as if he may be sent back again (for defying parole). Older sister Amal (Paradise Nows Hiam Abbass, who steals the show with her slow-burning intensity) is experiencing her own marital strife, while her daughter is seeing a pro-Israeli Druze. As for Monas brothers, Hammed refuses to speak to Hattem (Eyad Sheety), who moved to Russia eight years ago and has returned for the wedding, non-Muslim wife and son in tow. And just in from shady business dealing in Italy is Marwan (Ashraf Barhom), the family screw-up, i.e. a gap-toothed charmer devoid of scruples. Directed by Israel's Eran Riklis (Borders ) and co-written by Suha Arraf, a Palestinian-Israeli, The Syrian Bride takes an occasionally schematic, if admirably even-handed look at ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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A statement about borders--and the absurdity of bureaucracy--The Syrian Bride strides sucessfully between tragedy and comedy. Mona (olive-eyed Clara Khoury, Rana's Wedding) is the bride. She lives in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights. According to the opening title, "Druze loyalty is split between Syria and Israel." Tallel (Derar Sliman), her husband-to-be, resides in Damascus. She has never met him--though she has seen him on TV (he's a soap star). Once Mona crosses into Syria, she won't be allowed to return. Hence her wedding day begins on a somber note. Monas family has problems of its own. Political dissident father Hammed (Makram J. Khoury, Clara's real-life paterfamilias) has recently been released from jail, and it looks as if he may be sent back again (for defying parole). Older sister Amal (Paradise Nows Hiam Abbass, who steals the show with her slow-burning intensity) is experiencing her own marital strife, while her daughter is seeing a pro-Israeli Druze. As for Monas brothers, Hammed refuses to speak to Hattem (Eyad Sheety), who moved to Russia eight years ago and has returned for the wedding, non-Muslim wife and son in tow. And just in from shady business dealing in Italy is Marwan (Ashraf Barhom), the family screw-up, i.e. a gap-toothed charmer devoid of scruples. Directed by Israel's Eran Riklis (Borders ) and co-written by Suha Arraf, a Palestinian-Israeli, The Syrian Bride takes an occasionally schematic, if admirably even-handed look at ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

The Syrian Bride Synopsis - Plot Summary - Fandango.com A family deals with the typical anxieties of a wedding day while also confronting the political turmoil of the Middle East in this drama, a collaboration between ... The Syrian Bride (2004) - IMDb Director: Eran Riklis. Actors: Hiam Abbass: Amal Makram Khoury: Hammed Clara Khoury: Mona Ashraf Barhom: Marwan Ali Suliman: Syrian Officer 2 Evelyn ... 'Syrian Bride' Reflects Fractured Lives : NPR The Syrian Bride is a film by director Eran Riklis, an Israeli Jew. Most of the cast of the Arabic-language film is Palestinian-Israeli, as is the ... The Syrian Bride - Best Actor (Hiam Abbass) Best Script Award Jury Award Bastia 2004 the syrian Bride - The American Zionist Movement AZM.org 23 the syrian Bride about the movie A Druze bride is on her way to marry a Syrian man with the full knowledge that, once she crosses the border into Syria, she can ... Amazon.com: The Syrian Bride: Hiam Abbass, Makram Khoury, Clara ... A statement about borders--and the absurdity of bureaucracy-- The Syrian Bride strides sucessfully between tragedy and comedy. Mona (olive-eyed Clara Khoury, Rana's ... The Syrian Bride - Rotten Tomatoes - Movies Movie Trailers ... A humane and empathic work, The Syrian Bride depicts the personal impact of politics upon individuals. The Syrian Bride - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Syrian Bride ( ) is a 2004 film directed by Eran Riklis. The story deals with a Druze wedding and the troubles the politically unresolved ... The Syrian Bride Trailer and Cast - Yahoo! Movies Mona's wedding day is the saddest day of her life. She knows that once she crosses the border between Israel and Syria to marry Syrian TV star Tallel, she will never ... The Syrian Bride :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews Clara Khoury (with Hiam Abbass, right, as her sister) plays a bride tangled in red tape at the Israel-Syria border in "The Syrian Bride."