Brides

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Brides

2025

1h 33m

Drama

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Two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship, and belonging run away from their lives in the UK with a dangerous plan of travelling to Syria.

Marya E. Gates

RogerEbert.com

Although the filmmakers succeed in humanizing these girls, slightly less fussy editing would have given the film’s weighty themes more room to breathe.

Jan 28, 2025

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Guy Lodge

Variety

Nadia Fall‘s debut feature seems on the surface like a hot-button provocation, but it’s surprisingly humane and good-humored in its attempt to understand the individual lives behind a sensational headline issue.

Jan 26, 2025

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

Part of what makes Brides so engaging -- and not in a passive way -- is its closeness to the truth: not just of the Begum story, but life truths.

Jan 26, 2025

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Jules Caldeira

Film Inquiry

With a script from Suhayla El-Bushra, director Nadia Fall brings us a daring drama that, even through the girls’ joy and laughter, is clouded with a sense of danger at any given moment.

Feb 11, 2025

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

While the broader political context tends to get lost, this story of friendship and identity certainly has a lot of heart.

Feb 7, 2025

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Edward Douglas

Cinema Daily US

It might take a little time to get there, but once it does, it feels like more of a worthwhile endeavor.

Rated: B-

Feb 6, 2025

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Synopsis

Two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship, and belonging run away from their lives in the UK with a dangerous plan of travelling to Syria.

Director: Nadia Fall
Producer: Nicky Bentham, Marica Stocchi
Screenwriter: Suhayla El-Bushra
Production Co: Neon Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m