Regional Competition

On the Bride's Side

Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
Screening time  
25.02. / Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 2  
26.02. / Thursday, 15:00 - 17:00 Theatre 1  
28.02. / Saturday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 2  
A fantastic yet damningly true story. A courageous act of civil disobedience with far reaching echoes.

A Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet five Palestinians and Syrians in Milan who entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa after fleeing the war in Syria. They decide to help them complete their journey to Sweden – and hopefully avoid getting themselves arrested as traffickers – by faking a wedding. With a Palestinian friend dressed up as the bride and a dozen or so Italian and Syrian friends as wedding guests, they cross halfway over Europe on a four-day journey of three thousand kilometres. Along the way, memories are reawakened of a perilous journey to Lampedusa, of the war at home and of friends who got killed.

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Antonio Augugliaro

Antonio Augugliaro was born in Italy, 1978. Editor and director. He started his career working in the field of video-art with Studio Azzurro. Today he works for TV channels (Sky and Discovery) and on the scene of the independent cinema productions of Milan.

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Gabriele Del Grande

Gabriele Del Grande was born in Italy, 1982. Writer and independent journalist. In 2006 he founded the observatory of the victims of the borders Fortress Europe and since 2011 he has been covering the Arab Spring and the wars in Libya and Syria.

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Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry

Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry was born in Syria, 1979, lives in Milan since 2009. Poet, literary critic and graphic designer. He is currently working as the editorial director and graphic designer for the Emiratian Publisher Noon.

General sponsor

IO STO CON LA SPOSA

Italy
2014, 98', DCP

Directed by:
Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry

Screenplay by:
Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry

Cinematography:
Antonio Augugliaro

Edited by:
Antonio Augugliaro

Music:
Dissòi Lògoi, MC Manar

Producers:
Antonio Augugliaro, Marco Visalberghi

Produced by:
Gina Films, DocLab

Festivals & Awards:

Venice Film Festival 2014 – Fedic Award, Human Rights Nights Award, Sorriso Diverso – Social Critics Award; IDFA 2014; Dubai International Film Festival 2014; Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2014; Festival cinéma méditerranéen de Bruxelles 2014; Milano Film Festival 2014