Brides(2025)
Hope is radical. So is friendship.
Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn’t travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown. But this isn’t a holiday. The girls are bound for Istanbul, planning to cross into Syria to begin a new life they believe holds purpose and meaning. When their fixer fails to appear, panic sets in, but turning back isn’t an option. Alone in a foreign city, they must improvise fast, pushing the limits of their courage, their faith, and their friendship.
Movie: Brides
Top 10 Billed Cast
Doe
Muna
Kadija
Zeynep
Barış
Jon
Samir
Kerry
Video Trailer Brides
Video: Official UK Trailer
Official UK Trailer
Brides director Nadia Fall, writer Suhayla El-Bushra and actors Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar | Q&A
Highlights of BRIDES at EIFF (UK premiere)
In cinemas now
Interview with Director Nadia Fall
Interview with Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan & Safiyya Ingar
Meet the Artist 2025: Nadia Fall on “Brides”
Nadia Fall introduces the UK premiere of BRIDES
Two teenage girls run away chasing promises of a better life as ISIS brides in Syria.
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