Brides
Synopsis
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.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 92 min
- Director
-
Nadia Fall 1st Feature
- Producer
- Nicky Bentham, Marica Stocchi
- Co-Producer
- Alice Lusher, Catryn Ramasut
- Executive Producer
- Sawsan Asfari, Susan Simnett, Cassidy Uggla
- Screenwriter
- Suhayla El-Bushra
- Director of Photography
- Clarissa Cappellani
- Production Designer
- Gemma Randall
- Composer
- Alex Baranowski
- Principal cast
- Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar, Yusra Warsama, Cemre Ebuzziya, Aziz Capkurt
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI, Ffilm Cymru Wales
UK, Italy co-production
A Neon Films (UK), Rosamont (IT), Bankside Films (UK)
Neon (Brides) Films
215-221 Borough High StreetLondon
SE1 1JA
Sales Company
Bankside Films
Yana GeorgievaAshley House, 5th Floor
12 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 8QN
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