On the Bride’s Side
Io sto con la sposa
Director: Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry, Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele del Grande
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 98 min.
Production: Gina Films
TORONTO
September 27, 2015
7:00 pm Screening
Director Khaled Alnassiry and Gabriele Delgrande in attendance via Skype
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Plot
November 2013, Milan, a Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians who fled the war in Syria to Lampedusa, Italy. They decide to help these refugees continue their journey to Sweden, where they will claim refugee status and hopefully start a new life. To avoid being arrested as traffickers, the filmmakers enlist the help of their friends and disguise the group as a wedding party, complete with a fake bride and wedding guests. Together they embark on an emotional and physical journey across Europe, travelling over 3000 kilometres in four days. Along the way, the refugees share their harrowing stories, their dreams and fears, leaving a lasting impact on their benevolent “traffickers”, and on the audience.
