395846
395846

A Wedding in Ramallah

"First came the wedding. Then came the war."

2002-07-24 en 90m
Documentary
From acclaimed filmmaker Sherine Salama, the story follows a marriage between an American-based Palestinian man (Bassam Abed) and a young woman (Mariam), with a traditional village upbringing. Bassam works as a telephone repairman in Cleveland, Ohio, and returns to the West Bank town of Ramallah to find a wife. A few weeks later the two are married and we are offered unique insight into the arranged wedding. The film subsequently follows their desperate attempts to secure a visa to America for Mariam, and her resulting life in Cleveland, languishing in an apartment with no friends or support.

Director

Sherine Salama

Production Consultant

Lucille Carra

woman director

Status

Released

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