Summaries

About a Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: she must either choose a husband from a preselected list of men, or she must leave Palestine for Egypt with her father by 4:00 that afternoon. With ten hours to find her boyfriend in occupied Jerusalem, she sneaks out of her father's house at daybreak to find her forbidden love Khalil (Natour).—[Excerpted from the MFA Film Calendar.]

Details

Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Aug 6, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin Netherlands United Arab Emirates Occupied Palestinian Territory
Official sites Augustus Film
Language Arabic
Filming locations Ramallah, Palestine
Production companies Augustus Film Palestinian Film Foundation

Box office

Gross US & Canada $10604
Opening weekend US & Canada $3099
Gross worldwide $24930

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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