The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic71/100
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Liana BadrWriter
- Hany Abu-AssadDirector
- Ihab LameyWriter
- Bashar Abd RabbouOriginal Music Composer
- Mariecke van der LindenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Khalifa NatourKhalil
- Clara KhouryRana
- Ismael DabbagRamzy
- Walid Abed ElsalamMarriage Official
- Zuher FahoumAbu Siad, Rana's father
- Bushra KaramanRana's Grandmother
- Georgina AsfourMary
- Manal AwadAlia
- Nasrin Buqa'iSamira
- Huda Al ImamCast
- Shukri LawrenceAlia's child
- Sami MetwasiFriend