Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan ( 1998 )

Overview

Kurdish expert Hiner Saleem (Shero) wrote and directed this French comedy-drama, set inside the 100,000-population Kurdish community in Paris. The original French title translates as "Long Live the Bride...and the Liberation of Kurdistan." Cheto (Georges Corraface) seeks a wife via videotapes while still seeing his French girlfriend, immigration office worker Christine (Stephanie Lagarde). Cheto places an order for a beautiful girl, but he's disappointed when her sister, country girl Mina (Marina Kobakhidze), arrives at the airport as a substitute. Family pressure forces him to marry her. Unhappy with the way she's treated by Cheto, Mina acquires some progressive notions from Leila (Schahla Aalam) and other local feminists, leading to confrontations with Cheto.

Top Cast

Georges Corraface

Cheto

Marina Kobakhidze

Mina

Rona Hartner

Schahla Aalam

Leila

Serge Avédikian

Azad

Frédérique Bonnal

Zara

Serge Djen

Bekir

Tuncel Kurtiz

Uncle Ismet

Stéphanie Lagarde

Christine

Bruno López

Misto

Jacky Nercessian

Remzi

Fatah Soltani

Machko

Emmanuelle Rivière

Aïcha

Zirek

Gelal