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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 kilometers.

Documentary, Drama/ Italy/ 2014/ Arabic/ Color/ 89 minutes
Date & Place: Saturday, May 23 – 5:00 PM at Rice University Media Center
Director: Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele del Grande, Khaled Soliman al Nassiry
Writer: Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele del Grande, Khaled Soliman al Nassiry