Director: Ibstisam Mara’na

52 minutes, Arabic, English subtitles

‘A Badal deal marriage’ usually means when a brother and sister from one family marry a sister and brother from another family thereby interlocking the two couples for ever. Divorce on the part of one couple will immediately lead to the divorce of the other part of the deal. This is common practice in Muslim families in the Middle East. The film follows a family during the process of putting such a deal together. It portrays the lives of Palestinian women living within Israel, their difficulties and struggles to be a part of their traditional society vs. the quest to maintain their full rights as women and citizens of a Jewish state.

*Winner of Spirit of Freedom Award for Best Project – Jerusalem Film Festival 2004*
*IDFA 2005*
*Best Documentary Award (Short to Mid-Length) Hot Docs 2006*
* The Award of the Mayor of Olomouc, AFO 2006*
*Best Film Sole e Luna Film Festival Palermo*
*The International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary, Rome*