It may have looked like another mega royal wedding set amidst rajasthani palaces, but there was a twist to the lavish traditional celebrations. Jerusalem, another day movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Ranas wedding, also known as jerusalem, another day is a palestinian film released in 2002. Hany abuassad copresented with toronto human rights watch film festival and tpff 09 shooting on location in east jerusalem, ramallah and at chec. Ranas wedding welds love and the politics of occupation into a potent work of art, brought to life via the intimate, naturalistic acting of the three principals, khoury, natour, and ismael dabbag.
He supplies her with a list of eligible bachelors who have asked for her hand in marriage. It is not often that movie audiences, american ones especially, see a female heroine that doesnt need a man to save her or doesnt wear stiletto heels and a short skirt while overcoming hurdles. One morning, spirited rana clara khoury, a palestinian teenager living in jerusalem, receives a startling note from her father, abu siad zuher fahoum. Hany abuassads somber film ranas wedding builds considerable suspense as it. Sadly, that amazingly good movie is not available on youtube. This somber palestinian film builds suspense as it follows the quest of rana clara khoury a feisty, young palestinian living in jerusalem, who. The wedding occurs finally at a chequepoint, and a powerful poem by mahmoud darwish concludes the film. The lead actress also starred in a much, much better movie called the syrian bride. The company has been part of the wedding industry since 2003 and.
Palestinian director hany abuassads timely feature explores love among the ruins of an occupied territory and is. Rent ranas wedding 2002 starring clara khoury and khalifa natour on dvd and bluray. Concerts in the live music archive are available for download and. Ranas wedding, coupled with the awardwinning 2002 comedy divine intervention by elia suleiman, clearly signals the dawn of an exciting new palestinian cinema that may be the next great center of global filmmaking.
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