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Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan

Jun 3, 1998 · 1h 36m
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Kurdish expert Hiner Saleem (Shero) wrote and directed this French comedy-drama, set inside the 100,000-population Kurdish community in Paris. The original French title translates as "Long Live the Bride...and the Liberation of Kurdistan." Cheto (Georges Corraface) seeks a wife via videotapes while still seeing his French girlfriend, immigration office worker Christine (Stephanie Lagarde). Cheto places an order for a beautiful girl, but he's disappointed when her sister, country girl Mina (Marina Kobakhidze), arrives at the airport as a substitute. Family pressure forces him to marry her. Unhappy with the way she's treated by Cheto, Mina acquires some progressive notions from Leila (Schahla Aalam) and other local feminists, leading to confrontations with Cheto.

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CAST

Georges Corraface
Cheto
Marina Kobakhidze
Mina
Rona Hartner
Schahla Aalam
Leila
Serge Avédikian
Azad
Frédérique Bonnal
Zara
Serge Djen
Bekir
Tuncel Kurtiz
Uncle Ismet
Directed by Hiner Saleem

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Original language
FR
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Les Films du Rivage
Country
FR
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