On the Bride’s Side

On the Bride’s Side

2014•1h 29m•7.0/10

Documentary

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7.0/10(20)

A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden, and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers, by faking a wedding. With a Palestinian friend dressed up as the bride and a dozen or so Italian and Syrian friends as wedding guests, they cross halfway over Europe on a four-day journey of three thousand kilometres.

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Gina Films

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IT

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Tasneem Fared

Himself

Abdallah Sallam

Himself

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