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Rana's Wedding
"Among the finest films made in the Middle East." -- Phil Hall, Film Threat AFD THEATRICAL is proud to open the US release of Rana's Wedding with engagements at New York City's Cinema Village (starting 22 August) and Washington DC's Visions Cinema Bistro Lounge (starting 12 September). Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad's timely feature explores love among the ruins of an occupied territory and is the winner of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival's 2003 Nestor Almendros Prize for courage in filmmaking. Shooting on location in East Jerusalem, Ramallah, and at checkpoints in-between, Assad (Ford Transit, The Fourteenth Chick) sees the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the eyes of a young woman, who with only ten hours to marry must negotiate her way around roadblocks, soldiers, stonethrowers, overworked officials ... and into the heart of an elusive lover. According to Assad: "When the abnormalities of barriers and occupation become an everyday reality, normal things like love and marriage turn into fiction. This is life in Palestine right now. I wanted to challenge it through cinema." Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2002 Marrakesh International Film Festival (for Clara Khoury's affecting performance), Rana's Wedding premiered during the 2002 International Critic's Week at Cannes and has been a festival favorite in Palm Springs, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Cairo, and London. North American bookings of Rana's Wedding will be handled by John Sinno, Director of Sales and Promotion for AFD THEATRICAL. Call (206) 322-0882 x201 or email [email protected] for screeners, promotional materials, or for more information. Visit the film's international website at: www.ranaswedding.com This film is available for theatrical exhibition only. Interested non-theatrical and home video customers should inquire for release schedules in their market.
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