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Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy - 95 minutes

Log Line

A romantic comedy made by a NY stand-up comedy star

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2013 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2013 (Line up)
  • AFM 2013 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Ghazi ALBULIWI
Cast : Assaf COHEN, Einat TUBI, Ghazi ALBULIWI, Hany KAMAL, Hiam ABBASS, Omer BARNEA

Producer(s) : Faruk OZERTEN (PAM LLC), Alain PEYROLLAZ (GOOD LAP PRODUCTIONS), Hiam ABBASS

Synopsis

Arafat, a thirty year old Arab New Yorker, lives at home with his parents who are desperate to find him a Muslim bride. Horny and lonely he tries the New York dating scene with zero luck. Then he meets Kenny, a smooth talking single New Yorker who becomes his wingman. Kenny helps Arafat score a beautiful woman on their first night out, but he is caught by his parents having sex with her. According to Kenny the only solution for Arafat is to move out of his parents house. With no money or job, Arafat can't afford to move out. Then Kenny proposes an idea -- a Green Card marriage for money!
But, with an Israeli girl...

Production

Country(ies) : USA, FRANCE

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Festivals and Awards

RDV Unifrance 2014


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