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List Price: $34.99 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • DVD-Video • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 2002 DVD Release : 01 December, 2004 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Overcoming All Odds to Marry the Man She Loves ... |
| Without taking a political stand for either the Israeli or Palestinian side, the Director shows how one very determined young lady named Rana overcame enormous obstacles in order to be married to the young man *she* chose and loved rather than one her father selected and would have preferred for her. The reality of living under "occupation" becomes very clear from the beginning of the film. There are cameras located throughout Western Jerusalem and the Palestinian town of Ramallah to catch insurgency on film and ensure a quick response. Israeli soldiers are shown at checkpoints which often create traffic jams, making it difficult for residents to conduct their lives in a normal manner. Soldiers with weapons walk in groups within the city ... on guard ready for any eventuality.
Rana is a Palestinian young lady of the Islamic faith who has fallen in love with Khalil a theater director. Her father recognizes she desires to marry and provided her a list of eligible bachelors from good families who made inquiries about her marriage prospects ... Her father decided to take her to Egypt on a business trip by 4:00PM that day if she does not select one of the eligible bachelors from the list. Rana is determined to meet with Khalil and be married before 4PM so she does not have to travel to Egypt under her watchful father's eye ... The only problem is ... she is having difficulty locating him. She learns he was going to visit Western Jerusalem but due to Israeli road blocks he did could not make it to the city. The clock is ticking away fast and she must locate him. A female cousin, aware of her marriage plans, had found her a wedding dress and matching shoes. Rana goes against all odds to find Khalil to expedite her marriage plans (of which he is blissfully unaware). She travels via local bus transportation to get to Ramallah to seek him out. She dodges a fight between Palestinian children and Israeli soldiers. The childen are throwing rocks and manage to ignite a fire near the soldiers who shoot live bullets at the rock throwers. She made it to the theater in Ramallah where Khalil had slept overnight due to the political frays happening nearby. Rana explains her plight, the need to marry or she will be taken to Egypt by her father. Khalil agrees to the marriage but prefers they marry with her father's blessing. They can marry without but in either case, they must have the official paperwork from the local magistrate. To obtain the papers, they travel over meandering dirt roads to avoid fighting which had escalated. They reach the magistrate's office only to discover a long line of people - all of whom need offial approval for important matters, one young man seeks a permit to bury his brother before sundown on that day. The conclusion of the film is highly climactic, after Rana gets her hair done and is dressed in her wedding attire while her relatives await celebration, the magistrate has still not yet arrived. Her father is anxious and wants to drive to the airport but the couple persuade him instead to go to the magistrate's office where the marriage ceremony can be performed. While they do not make it to the office, amazingly they do meet up with the magistrate, at an Israeli checkpoint. The viewer will be satisified to learn, this couple manages to get married. It will be a surprise ending to discover where the marriage ceremony occurs and where the marriage celebration and dance takes place. Overall, this is a very unique film which provides great insights into the many obstacles people must overcome to live their daily lives in this part of the world. Erika Borsos [pepper flower] |
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