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This is the first Palestinian feature film made in Palestine by a Palestinian director. It is a lyrical, passionate tale of a Palestinian wedding that takes place in an occupied village, and the contemporary tensions, contradictions and hostilities that surround it. The elder of the village, an old patriarchal Arab mayor wants to marry his son with pomp and circumstance, in accordance with tradition, but his village is under martial law, so he needs Israeli approval to break the curfew as the celebrations will take place all night. He is given this permission, on the condition that the Israeli military governor and his staff be guests of honour at the ceremony.

Winner of the critics’ prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the best film award at the San Sebastián Film Festival.