Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan
1998Kurdish 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.
Acted in
Georges Corraface
as Cheto
Marina Kobakhidze
as Mina
Rona Hartner
Schahla Aalam
as Leila
Serge Avédikian
as Azad
Frédérique Bonnal
as Zara
Serge Djen
as Bekir
Tuncel Kurtiz
as Uncle Ismet
Stéphanie Lagarde
as Christine
Bruno López
as Misto
Jacky Nercessian
as Remzi
Fatah Soltani
as Machko
Emmanuelle Rivière
as Aïcha
Zirek
as Gelal