Wedding in Galilee

Plot

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?

Cast

Mohamad Ali El Akili

Mukhtar

Bushra Karaman

Mother

Makram J. Khoury

The governor

Yussuf Abu-Warda

Bacem

Anna Condo

Bride

Nazih Akleh

Groom

Sonia Amar

Soumaya

Eyad Anis

Hassan

Waël Barghouti

Ziad

Juliano Mer-Khamis

Ian Chemi

Officer 2

Tali Dorat

Soldier