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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)

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