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  • 2005
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2005
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Directed with equal parts humor and humanity by Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride is set on the sun-baked border between Israel and Syria, a no man’s land that the eponymous bride must cross in order to meet her anxious groom. (Film Forum)

Directed By: Eran Riklis

Written By: Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis

  • 2005
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2005
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 37 m

The Syrian Bride

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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Summary Directed with equal parts humor and humanity by Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride is set on the sun-baked border between Israel and Syria, a no man’s land that the eponymous bride must cross in order to meet her anxious groom. (Film Forum)

Directed By: Eran Riklis

Written By: Suha Arraf, Eran Riklis

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
70
83% Positive
19 Reviews
17% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
70
83% Positive
19 Reviews
17% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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88
There is, however, considerable humor to what might have been an exceedingly grim film, and most of it comes courtesy of Mona's slippery brother, Marwan (Ashraf Barhoum).
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
80
An extraordinary social comedy.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
75
Movies like The Syrian Bride are not overtly political, but nibble around the edges, engaging our tendency to take a big political position and then undermine it with humanitarian exceptions.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
75
The result is both tragic and darkly comic - in this complex environment, blame and sorrow are locked in a partnership of absurdity.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
70
The Syrian Bride manages to entertain even as it both moves and amuses.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
63
This Israeli film gives us an honest look at situations we never see in the news. It may have too many flaws to be a good film, but for its content, it is a winner.
By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW
40
A strangely inert affair. The stories devolve into one-dimensional squabbling and too many loose threads flap around the edges.
By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Eran Riklis Productions, Neue Impuls Film, MACT Productions, France Cinéma Productions
Release Date Nov 16, 2005
Duration 1 h 37 m
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Website https://www.kinolorber.com/film/syrianbride
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Awards

Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 7 Nominations
Montréal World Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Ghent International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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