This wedding film is no stale confection.
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03/12/04
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Rana's Wedding (2002)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:9
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: A poignant drama that offers a look at what it is like to live in occupied Palestine.
Theatrical Release:Aug 22, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: She must either choose a husband from a pre-selected list of eligible men, or she must accompany her father abroad. Rana's Wedding... [More]
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Reviews for Rana's Wedding
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Top CriticThe movie is passable as a story but fascinating as a document.
01/30/04
Top CriticAs Rana, Khoury gives the film a sympathetic center, but also a maddening one.
01/29/04
Top CriticEffectively conveys the fears and frustrations of Palestinians struggling in a country that treats them as the enemy.
12/01/03
Top CriticA bittersweet film that tells the story of Palestinian life as eloquently as anything ever done.
10/17/03
Top CriticBoth wry and sobering, if such a thing is possible.
09/12/03
Top CriticPortrays with equal parts lyricism and unsentimental candor the leaps of faith it takes to act without knowing all the answers.
09/12/03
Top CriticContrived plot and paper-thin characterizations.
08/27/03
Top CriticA small gem.
08/21/03
Top CriticMs. Khoury, often filmed in close-up, gives a deeply sensitive, unsentimental performance.
08/21/03
Top CriticThe placid, earnest way [Rana's] dilemma takes up emotional space in [Abu-Assad's] film suggests half-bakery.
08/19/03
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