“Hope is radical. So is friendship.”
Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn’t travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown. But this isn’t a holiday. The girls are bound for Istanbul, planning to cross into Syria to begin a new life they believe holds purpose and meaning. When their fixer fails to appear, panic sets in, but turning back isn’t an option. Alone in a foreign city, they must improvise fast, pushing the limits of their courage, their faith, and their friendship.
Nadia Fall
Nicky Bentham
Marica Stocchi
Suhayla El Bushra
Clarissa Cappellani
Alex Baranowski
Ebada Hassan
Doe
Safiyya Ingar
Muna
Yusra Warsama
Kadija
Cemre Ebüzziya
Zeynep
Aziz Çapkurt
Barış
Hayal Lorena Cercis
Aslı
Ada Danila Farid Mancuso
Dilara
Leo Bill
Jon
Ali Khan
Samir
Fiona Helen Armstrong
Kerry
Amanda Lawrence
Miss Westgate
Mitchell Brown
Kyle
... and 19 more
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Two disillusioned British girls find themselves flying from London to Istanbul where they are to meet someone who will take them on to war torn Syria. Sadly for them, things at the Bean Kafe don’t go quite to plan and they have to improvise, think on their feet, and make their own way to their desti...
Brides director Nadia Fall, writer Suhayla El-Bushra and actors Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar | Q&A
Featurette • YouTube
Interview with Director Nadia Fall
Featurette • YouTube
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Interview with Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan & Safiyya Ingar
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Highlights of BRIDES at EIFF (UK premiere)
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