2 Movies Starring Mohamad Ali El Akili

Wedding in Galilee

Wedding in Galilee

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-06-01

Languages:

Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish

Countries:

Israel, France, Belgium, Palestine

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

(297 Reviews)

Director:

Michel Khleifi

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

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?

Wedding in Galilee

Wedding in Galilee

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-06-01

Languages:

Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish

Countries:

Israel, France, Belgium, Palestine

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

(305 Reviews)

Director:

Michel Khleifi

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

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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