Mohamad Ali El Akili
Mukhtar

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?
At a glance
Release year
1987
Rating
6.2/10
Type
Movie
Provider
Neon · Yoru · Cypher · Sage · Breach · Vyse
Genres
Mukhtar
Mother

The governor

Bacem

Bride
Groom
Soumaya
Hassan
Ziad