Synopsis
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join the university, but her marriage with Amin is in crisis. When the family gathers for Mona's wedding, an insane bureaucracy jeopardizes the ceremony.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.0%
Critic Consensus
85.4% Fresh • 41 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
politicalfamily-friendlyemotionalsatiricallightheartedhistoricalnoir
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes3,542
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2005 | $380,505 | $611,185 |
| International | 2005 | $1,142,462 | $1,835,076 |
| Worldwide | 2005 | $1,522,967 | $2,446,261 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2005 | $647,237 | $1,039,623 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2005 | $140,000 | $224,875 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2005 | $22,000 | $35,337 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2005 | $7,828,000 | $12,573,700 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2005 | $18,794,000 | $30,187,802 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2005 | $159,812 | $256,698 |
| Total Revenues | 2005 | $27,591,049 | $44,318,035 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2005 | $1,356,000 (est) | $2,178,071 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2005 | $1,218,000 (est) | $1,956,409 (est) |
| Participations | 2005 | $1,104,000 | $1,773,296 |
| Residuals ? | 2005 | $1,976,000 | $3,173,944 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2005 | $271,200 | $435,614 |
| Total Expenses | 2005 | $5,925,200 | $9,517,334 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2005 | $21,665,849 | $34,800,701 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | The Intouchables | 2012 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.5 | $143,746,003 |
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | 3 Idiots | 2009 | Shared genres: 3 | 89.8 | $56,355,505 |
 | PK | 2014 | Shared genres: 3 | 88.8 | $60,599,371 |
 | Wild Tales | 2015 | Shared genres: 3 | 87.1 | $21,136,822 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $360,000, DVD $18,389,000, BluRay $45,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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