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      Rana's Wedding

      2002 1h 30m Drama List
      93% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 79% Audience Score 500+ Ratings One morning, spirited Rana (Clara Khoury), a Palestinian teenager living in Jerusalem, receives a startling note from her father, Abu Siad (Zuher Fahoum) : She can either get married or emigrate with him to Egypt later that afternoon. Rana dashes off to find her boyfriend, Khalil (Khalifa Natour), but must negotiate menacing Israeli checkpoints and strict Islamic law as she races across the West Bank. She begins to wonder if she really wants to stay after all. Read More Read Less
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      A poignant drama that offers a look at what it is like to live in occupied Palestine.

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      Marta Barber Miami Herald Rana's Wedding serves as a strong reminder of the difficulties the people of Jerusalem face every day. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 2, 2005 Full Review Janice Page Boston Globe This wedding film is no stale confection. Rated: 3/4 Mar 12, 2004 Full Review Ted Fry Seattle Times Gentle, tumultuous coming-of- age-in-a-day story. Rated: 3/4 Feb 20, 2004 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Clara Khoury is fine as Rana and the film has a generally healthy attitude toward life and its problems. Feb 16, 2021 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Rana's Wedding is an urgent, consuming film about our conflicted humanity and the coexistence of both pure hope and ugly violence. Jan 29, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews What's interesting are the shots of daily life in East Jerusalem and how it's seen through the eyes of the Arab heroine. Rated: B Jul 30, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member With beautiful scenery, exquisite character development, and tasteful lighting and camera work, Rana's Wedding very well could be one of the best movies of the past 60 years. Having watched this movie a minimum of 4 times a year for the past 8 years, I can very easily say this is my favorite and most-watched movie of all time. With the heart-wrenching scene of Rana's agony in the car, the film displays perfectly the ever-present emotional torment felt by people in war-stricken countries. Every viewing brings a torrent of tears to my eyes, and after finishing the movie I look forward to the next time. Rana's Wedding has taught me so much about love and hate and is a beautiful representation of the triumph of the human spirit. With a rich plotline and elegant dialogue, I recommend multiple people a day watch this movie. As I said it changed my life, and I think that it could change yours too. God Bless, and have a wonderful day Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not much of a story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Well made film about how challenging life is under occupation and what people will go through for the important things in life. Slow moving but good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting take on the palestinian-israeli conflict through a woman who must get married or face deportation to cairo. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A homage to the passion of survival,brilliant in its simplicity. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie... Clara Khoury is a super genius actress with really talkative eyes.. Another Day In Jerusalem passes.. very calm movie and very sympolic another good one from Hany Abu-Assad.. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis One morning, spirited Rana (Clara Khoury), a Palestinian teenager living in Jerusalem, receives a startling note from her father, Abu Siad (Zuher Fahoum) : She can either get married or emigrate with him to Egypt later that afternoon. Rana dashes off to find her boyfriend, Khalil (Khalifa Natour), but must negotiate menacing Israeli checkpoints and strict Islamic law as she races across the West Bank. She begins to wonder if she really wants to stay after all.
      Director
      Hany Abu-Assad
      Screenwriter
      Ihab Lamey, Liana Badr
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Arabic
      Release Date (DVD)
      Dec 11, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 30m