Badal

A film by Ibtisam Mara'na

Synopsis

'A Badal deal marriage' usually means when a brother and sister from one family marry a sister and brother from another family - interlocking the two couples for ever.

Divorce on the part of one couple will immediately lead to the divorce of the other part of the deal. This is common practice in Muslim families in the Middle East.

The film follows a family during the process of putting such a deal together. It portrays the lives of Palestinian women living within Israel: their difficulties and struggle to be a part of their traditional society vs. the quest to maintain their full rights as women, and citizens of a Jewish state.

Festivals & Awards

  • Winner of Spirit of Freedom Award for Best Project - Jerusalem Film Festival 2004
    Established by Keshet Broadcasting, The Rabinowitz Fund-Cinema Project, and the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
  • IDFA 2005, Silver wolf competition.
  • HOT DOCS 2006, Best mid-length documentary.
  • Montpellier Film Festival, 2006.
  • International women film festival, Israel 2006.
  • International Human Rights film festival, Nazareth 2006.
  • Tempo Documentary Festival 2006.
  • "Sole e Luna" Doc Fest, First prize 2006.
  • "Middle East: What Can Cinema Do?", Paris 2007.
  • Roma Film Festival, 2007.

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Documentary
56 min, Israel

Writer & Director

Ibtisam Mara'na

Cinematographer

Avigail Sperber

Editors

Sara Salomon, Rivka Yogev

Music

Uri Ofir

Languages

Arabic

Subtitles

Hebrew, English

Broadcasters

Keshet broadcasting, Channel 2 and The Second Israeli Authority for Radio and TV.
TV Ontario.

Supported By

The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts - Cinema Project.

World Sales

Philippa Kowarsky, Cinephil www.cinephil.co.il
 
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