The Mountain (1991)

Dramatization in which two women, two generations apart, challenge their tradition. A Palestinian Arab girl is betrothed by her father to a well-to-do lawyer. She loves a younger man, but would risk being killed by the men of her village if she ran away to marry him. Her grandmother agrees to assist her attempt to climb the barrier mountain and escape

Director: Hanna Elias
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Original Language: en
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What is The Mountain about?
Dramatization in which two women, two generations apart, challenge their tradition. A Palestinian Arab girl is betrothed by her father to a well-to-do lawyer. She loves a younger man, but would risk being killed by the men of her village if she ran away to marry him. Her grandmother agrees to assist her attempt to climb the barrier mountain and escape
Who directed The Mountain?
The Mountain was directed by Hanna Elias.