Synopsis
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 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 undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join the university, but her marriage with Amin is in crisis. When the family gathers for Mona's wedding, an insane bureaucracy jeopardizes the ceremony.
The Syrian Bride (2004) is a 1h 37min drama feature film by Eran Riklis. In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is eng...
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Québec / French
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Festival History
- Montreal World Film Festival 2004 generic - Grand Prix des Amériques ★ Grand Prix des Amériques
Titles
| Québec French title | La Fiancée syrienne | |
| Translated title | The Syrian Bride | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Arus Surie |
Soundtracks
| CD | La Fiancée Syrienne - Cyril Morin (2005) | 3 releases, 2005: Colosseum |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Israel | November 11, 2004 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 2, 2004 |
| Theatrical | France | March 9, 2005 |
| Streaming | Austria | August 19, 2005 |
Full credits
| Director | Eran Riklis |
| Cast | Hiam Abbass (Amal), Makram J. Khoury (Hammed), Clara Khoury (Mona), Evelyn Kaplun (Evelyna), Uri Gavriel (Simon), Alon Dahan (Arik), Julie-Anne Roth (Jeanne), Adnan Tarabshi (Amin), Ashraf Barhom (Marwan), Marlene Bajali (The Mother), Dirar Suleiman (Tallel), Hanna Abou-Manneh (Rama), Ranin Boulos (Mai), Robert Henig (Joseph), Ali Suliman (Syrian Officer 2) |
| Screenplay | Eran Riklis, Suha Arraf |
| Producer | Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Bettina Brokemper, Eran Riklis, Michael André, Michael Eckelt, Rémi Burah |
| Cinematography | Michael Wiesweg |
| Editing | Tova Ascher |
| Music | Cyril Morin |
| Production design | Avi Fahima |
| Costumes | Inbal Shuki |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
