Summaries

A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden, and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers, by faking a wedding. With a Palestinian friend dressed up as the bride and a dozen or so Italian and Syrian friends as wedding guests, they cross halfway over Europe on a four-day journey of three thousand kilometres.—Anonymous

A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden, and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers, by faking a wedding. With a Palestinian friend dressed up as the bride and a dozen Italian and Syrian friends as wedding guests, they cross halfway over Europe on a four-day journey of 3000 kilometers. This emotionally charged journey brings out stories and hopes and dreams of the five Palestinians and Syrians and their rather special traffickers, and also reveals an unknown side of Europe, transnational, supportive and irreverent, that ridicules laws and restrictions of the Fortress

A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden, and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers, by faking a wedding.—Carthage Film Festival

Details

Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • History
  • Documentary
  • News
Release date Oct 31, 2014
Countries of origin Italy
Language Arabic Italian
Production companies Gina Films

Box office

Gross worldwide $240181

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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