Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan (1998)
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.
Director: Hiner Saleem
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Georges Corraface as Cheto |
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Marina Kobakhidze as Mina |
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Rona Hartner as |
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Schahla Aalam as Leila |
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Serge Avédikian as Azad |
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Frédérique Bonnal as Zara |
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Serge Djen as Bekir |
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Tuncel Kurtiz as Uncle Ismet |
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Stéphanie Lagarde as Christine |
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Bruno López as Misto |
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Jacky Nercessian as Remzi |
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Fatah Soltani as Machko |
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Emmanuelle Rivière as Aïcha |
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Zirek as Gelal |
| Writing | Hiner Saleem | Writer |
| Directing | Hiner Saleem | Director |
| Editing | Anna Ruiz | Editor |
