Brides (2025 film)

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Brides
Directed by Nadia Fall
Written bySuhayla El-Bushra
Produced by
  • Nicky Bentham
  • Marica Stocchi
Starring
  • Ebada Hassan
  • Safiyya Ingar
  • Yusra Warsama
  • Cemre Ebuzziya
  • Aziz Capkurt
Production
companies
  • Neon Films
  • Rosamont
Distributed byBankside Films
Release date
  • January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24)(Sundance)
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Italy
LanguageEnglish

Brides is a 2025 British-Italian film directed by Nadia Fall from a screenplay by Suhayla El-Bushra. It is starring Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar. The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Contents

Premise

Two teenage girls decide to run away from the United Kingdom to travel to Syria. [1]

Cast

Production

The film comes from director Nadia Fall, in her feature-length debut, and screenwriter Suhayla El-Bushra. It is produced by Nicky Bentham for Neon Films alongside Marica Stocchi for Rosamont. [2]

Catryn Ramasut and Alice Lusher of ie ie productions are co-producers. It is a UK and Italian co-production and is supported by the BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales, Creative Wales, Great Point Media, the Italian Ministry of Culture Minority Co-production Fund, Friuli Venezia Giuila Audiovisual regional fund and Rai Cinema with Bankside Films handling international sales. It was developed with the BFI and won the Breaking Through the Lens Action Grant in 2023. [3]

Principal photography took place in Wales, Turkey and Italy. [4]

Release

The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. [5]

Reception

The film holds a score of 82% – indicating "Fresh" – on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 critic reviews with an average rating of 5.6/10. [6]

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References

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  2. Gregory, Rhys (January 16, 2025). "Welsh Films to Watch in 2025". Wales247. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. "BANKSIDE FILMS TAKE ON WORLDWIDE SALES OF NADIA FALL'S DEBUT FEATURE FILM BRIDES". ffilmcymruwales. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  4. "Bankside Films says yes to Nadia Fall debut 'Brides' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. February 15, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. Baughan, Nikki (December 12, 2024). "Brides', 'The Thing With Feathers', 'Rabbit Trap' among UK films heading to Sundance 2025". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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