The Wedding SongWe saw an early screening of the latest film from writer/director Karin Albou (a progressive French Algerian Jewish filmmaker) and highly recommend "The Wedding Song" or "Le Chante des mariés." The two young women playing Nour and Myriam are both excellent, as are Simon Abkarian and Karin Albou herself. —Editor.

Tunis, 1942. Nour and Myriam, 16, have been friends since childhood. They share the same house in a modest neighborhood where Jews and Muslims live in harmony. Each one secretly desires the other girl's life: while Nour regrets that she doesn't go to school like her friend, Myriam dreams of love. She is envious of Nour's engagement to her cousin Khaled, a sort of fantasy of the charming Arabian prince that they both share. (See trailer below.)

Unfortunately, Khaled cannot find work. The engagement lingers and the prospect of a carnal union grows more distant. In November 1942, the German army enters Tunis. Pursuing the policies of the Vichy regime, the Nazis impose a heavy fine on the Jewish community. Tita, Myriam's mother, no longer has the right to work. Crippled with debts, she decides to marry her daughter to a rich doctor, and Myriam sees her dreams of love suddenly fade away.

CAST:
Lizzie Brocheré
Olympe Borval
Najib Oudghiri
Simon Abkarian
Karin Albou

DIRECTOR:
Karin Albou