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Released
2002 · FILM

A Wedding in Ramallah

First came the wedding. Then came the war.

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Runtime
90 min
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 3

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Shot by Tomi Streiff

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