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      Wedding in Galilee

      1987 1h 56m Drama List
      Reviews 82% 250+ Ratings Audience Score The mayor (Mohamad Ali El Akili) of a West Bank village wants his son (Yussef Abu Warda) to adhere to Palestinian tradition in his upcoming wedding. The trouble is, custom conflicts with the curfew put in place by the Israeli military. To get an exception, the father has to get clearance from the occupying governor (Makram Khoury), who, against all expectation, grants it. But there's a catch: The governor and his Israeli colleagues have to be on the guest list. Read More Read Less

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      walter m 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It had some wonderful moments in it, great imagery, I hated the story line though, and it had such a crappy dialogue. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 . Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A voir, ca vaut la peine Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review TV Guide Rated: 4/5 Jul 30, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The mayor (Mohamad Ali El Akili) of a West Bank village wants his son (Yussef Abu Warda) to adhere to Palestinian tradition in his upcoming wedding. The trouble is, custom conflicts with the curfew put in place by the Israeli military. To get an exception, the father has to get clearance from the occupying governor (Makram Khoury), who, against all expectation, grants it. But there's a catch: The governor and his Israeli colleagues have to be on the guest list.
      Director
      Michel Khleifi
      Screenwriter
      Michel Khleifi
      Production Co
      Centre National de la Cinematographie, LPA [fr], Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Marisa Films
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Arabic
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 11, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 56m
      Sound Mix
      Mono