Wedding in Galilee
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?
1h 52m
عرس الجليل
Drama, Romance
Belgium, France, Germany, Palestinian Territory
Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew
December 1, 1987
Available ViaTheatrical Release


Michel Khleifi
Makram J. Khoury
Yussuf Abu-Warda
Anna Condo
Juliano Mer-Khamis