IMDb
6.7 /10
571 votes


Drama · Romance · 1987 · 1h 52min
عرس الجليل
A Palestinian seeks Israeli permission to waive curfew to give his son a fine wedding. The military governor's condition is that he and his officers attend. The groom berates his father for agreeing. Women ritually prepare the bride; men prepare the groom. Guests gather. The Arab youths plot violence. One Israeli officer swoons in the heat and Arab women take her into the cool house. A thoroughbred gets loose and runs to a mined field; soldiers and Arabs must cooperate to rescue it. As darkness falls, tensions between army and villagers rise, and the groom's wedding-night anger and impotence threaten family dignity and honor. Can cool heads prevail?
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ZDFLes Productions AudiovisuellesMarisa Films
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IMDb
6.7 /10
571 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.2 /10
18 votes
Letterboxd
7.3 /10
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Weighted average
6.7/10