BRIDES
by Nadia Fall
synopsis
Two teenage girls have to confront what they've left behind, before they can come to terms with where they're going. 15-year-olds Doe and Muna are going on a trip. Two girls from a dead-end seaside town, they board the train to the airport excitedly. Quiet, watchful Doe hasn’t gone anywhere since arriving in the UK the age of 3 as a refugee at from Somalia. Badass Muna, of Pakistani heritage, is the dominant force... These girls are not going on holiday, but to Istanbul, to be met by a chaperone who will take them to the Syrian border to start a new life. Disaster strikes in Istanbul when their chaperone doesn’t show. Out of their depth, they formulate a new plan to continue their journey alone. Experiencing different slices of life in the city, their resolve, faith and friendship are tested.
international title: | Brides |
original title: | Brides |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Bankside Films |
year: | 2025 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Nadia Fall |
film run: | 93' |
screenplay: | Suhayla El-Bushra |
cast: | Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar, Yusra Warsama, Cemre Ebuzziya, Aziz Çapkurt |
cinematography by: | Clarissa Cappellani |
film editing: | Fiona DeSouza |
art director: | Gem Randall |
costumes designer: | Zoe Howerska |
music: | Alex Baranowski |
producer: | Nicky Bentham, Marica Stocchi |
co-producer: | Catryn Ramasut, Alice Lusher |
production: | Neon Films, Rosamont, Bankside Films |
backing: | British Film Institute (BFI) |