São Paulo – The movie On the Bride’s Side, which shows the journey of group of refugees escaping the war in Syria, will have a free screening in the city of São Paulo on January 23, at 7 pm. The event is an initiative of state attorney Cyro Saadeh with the support of the Institute for Arab Culture (Icarabe) and partner organizations.
In the film, a Palestinian poet and an Italian journalist meet a group of Syrians and Palestinians in Milan. The group, escaping the war in Syria, had entered Europe via the Italian island of Lampedusa. The poet and journalist then decide to help the refugees to complete their journey to Sweden.
To avoid being arrested, they fake a wedding. With a Palestinian friend dressed as the bride and the others as wedding guests, they cross Europe in a four-day journey of 3,000 km.
The movie was based on a true story that took place between Milan and Stockholm in 2013. After the screening, a debate on the subject will take place with Syrian refugee Talal Altinawi, well-known in São Paulo after a crowdfunding campaign to open his own restaurant, and Daniel Torres, attorney with Cáritas, organization that has been working for social and professional integration of refugees in Brazil.
Quick info
Screening of the movie ‘On the Bride’s Side’
January 23, at 7 pm
Where: Cine Olido – Av. São João, 473 – Centro – São Paulo
Free of charge
Information: 55 11 3331-8399 or 55 11 3397-0171
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
