Wedding in Galilee

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walter m @Harlequin68 07/17/2015 In " Wedding in Galilee," Mukhtar(Mohamad Ali El Akili) would like nothing more than to throw his son(Nazih Akleh) a wedding to remember. The problem is the strict Israeli curfew would definitely shorten the celebration and ruin the festivities. So, a subordinate in the Israeli army comes up with the novel solution of Mukhtar inviting the military governor(Makram Khoury) to the wedding. With that settled, Mukhtar goes about inviting the whole village. So while plans are made, so too are plots. Through a variety of subplots and set mostly over a single eventful day and night, "Wedding in Galilee" serves as an excellent allegory of the entire Israeli/Arab situation. While there is a great deal of promise shown in coexistence, with both sides actually working together at one point, the movie is just as emphatic at showing the difficulties in achieving true peace in the region. Of separate interest is surprisingly how sensual this is for a Middle Eastern film. See more 10/01/2010 It had some wonderful moments in it, great imagery, I hated the story line though, and it had such a crappy dialogue. See more 05/14/2010 the famous palestinian production .. Urs Al-jalil .. is a very good movie .. however it's a slowly moving ,, to show a lot of the paletinian folklore .. and the illumenation is really a disaster in this movie.. or may be the copy I have .. I'm not sure.. but it's the commonly found copy on the internet it shows a lot of conflict between daily necessities and the israeli occupation.. and also the male domination in the society .. However it shows also how girls in rural community had some freedom that may not exist now in a lot of arab communities. A lot of nude scenes , on the contrary of Arab cinema in usual indicates a high range of freedom .. and tolerance.. the fact that there's no voilence or obvious political events throughout the events is very charming and indicates a very smart director and writer as well who can deliver their message without being involved in a kind of speech.. as a whole , good movie .. but lakes more professionalism . See more 04/18/2008 It was very interesting to see the clash of two different cultures and how the different people reacted to the situation. However, with my lack of familiarity with Arab culture, I found it a little hard to follow towards the end. See more 02/27/2008 Interesting look at a village trying to put on a traditional wedding while being occupied by the IDF. Good story and subplots, but the nudity showed up right out of left field. See more 12/14/2007 A voir, ca vaut la peine See more Read all reviews

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