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ENGAGEMENT RING

by Taghreed Al-Azza

synopsis

The film follows a young girl who has doubts about her engagement as her fiancé disregards her opinions when deciding which furniture they should have and calls her repeatedly to know her whereabouts. In Palestinian culture, the engagement period is a time for the couple to get to know each other before the wedding, but fear of stigmatisation often prevents girls from breaking off engagements that are not to their taste. At the end of the film, the girl removes her engagement ring, a decision that fundamentally goes against the norms and expectations of her family and friends.

international title: Engagement Ring
original title: Engagement Ring
country: Palestine
year: 2012
genre: fiction
directed by: Taghreed Al-Azza
film run: 13'
cast: Rula Azar, Denise Asad, Hassan Taha, Ra’fat Lafi, Christin Hodali
production: Shashat

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