Syrian Bride

"The Syrian Bride" is a very enjoyable film about a wedding and all the cultural difficulties encountered that the viewer might not expect. In other words, it manages to tell a story and point out how weird the atmosphere is in the region...and in a way that seems neither pro-Israel nor pro-Syrian nor pro-Palestian. Some of the difficulties are to be expected...but many catch you by surprise. Among the difficulties is the arrival of the disowned son who married a non-Muslim, what it is like to marry a person you've never actually met as well as problems with the Syrian and Israeli governments and the monkeywrenchs they throw into something that SHOULD be easy...getting married. Overall, very well made and, most importantly, believable...as if you really are an observer in these folks' lives.