On the Bride's Side

Director
Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry, Antonio Auguglian
Producer
Gina Films, Doc Lab, Crowdfunders
Year
2014
Spoken
Arabic
Italian
Subtitle
English
Country
Italy
Length
89
Format
DVD
Off
Description

In Milan, a Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinian and Syrian refugees who entered Europe via 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 kilometers. This emotionally charged journey not only brings out the stories and hopes and dreams of the five Palestinians and Syrians and their rather special traffickers, but also reveals an unknown side of Europe – a transnational, supportive and irreverent Europe that ridicules the laws and restrictions of the European fortress.