Syrian Bride

Original title: The Syrian Bride

2004
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.5K

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Theatrical Trailer from Koch Lorber Films

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Comedy Drama

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the ... Read allIn Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occup... Read allIn Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefi... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 15 nominations total

Amal
(as Hiyam Abbass)

Makram Khoury

Hammed
(as Makram J. Khoury)

Clara Khoury

Mona

Ashraf Barhom

Marwan
(as Ashraf Barhoum)

Ali Suliman

Syrian Officer 2

Evelyn Kaplun

Evelyna
(as Evelyne Kaplun)

Julie-Anne Roth

Jeanne

Adnan Tarabshi

Amin
(as Adnan Trabshi)

Marlene Bajali

The Mother
(as Marlene Bajjali)

Uri Gavriel

Simon
(as Uri Gabriel)

Alon Dahan

Arik

Robert Henig

Joseph
(as Robert Hoenig)

Dirar Suleiman

Tallel

Ranin Boulos

Hanna Abou-Manneh

Rama

Norman Issa

The Syrian Officer

Lutuf Nouasser

The Senior Elder

Maisra Masri

Fahdi

Director
- Eran Riklis
Writers
- Suha Arraf
- Eran Riklis
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Makram Khoury and Clara Khoury are father and daughter in the film as well as in real life.

Goofs
Mona's father says he has raised her for 25 years. However, she states her birth date as November 30th 1976 and the movie is set on July 17th 2000. That would make her only 23 years old.

Connections
Featured in The Making of 'The Syrian Bride' (2005)

Soundtracks
Bride Theme
Music Composed & Conducted by Cyril Morin
Performed by Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra-Sif 309

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10/10

Probably the best Israeli film ever.

The story line touches many open sores afflicting the Israeli society, prejudice towards ethnic minorities, unwillingness of factions in that society to try and understand and accept one another, police bigotry and sheer racism. As an Israeli living abroad I could relate to all of the above. However, you don't have to be from that region to appreciate this moving and powerful Drama. The film basically deals with the horrific struggle of a family, from a marginalised sector of Israeli society, to get their daughter married to a man over the Syrian boarder however, by doing that they will never be able to see her again. A very very emotional and humane film.