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.
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Ebada Hassan
Doe
Safiyya Ingar
Muna
Yusra Warsama
Kadija
Cemre Ebüzziya
Zeynep
Aziz Çapkurt
Barış
Hayal Lorena Cercis
Aslı
Ada Danila Farid Mancuso
Dilara
Leo Bill
Jon
Ali Khan
Samir
Fiona Helen Armstrong
Kerry
Amanda Lawrence
Miss Westgate
Mitchell Brown
Kyle
Laura Dalgleish
Colette
Syreeta Kumar
Mrs. Mamoon
Elodie Wilton
Loveday
Nadia Fall
Director
Suhayla El Bushra
Writer
Susan Simnett
Executive Producer
Sawsan Asfari
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke
Executive Producer
Stephen Kelliher
Executive Producer
Massimo Cipollina
Executive Producer
Matt Murphie
Executive Producer
Mariyah Dosani
Executive Producer
Sophie Green
Executive Producer
Mimmo Granata
Executive Producer
Emma Duffy
Executive Producer
Philippa Nicholl
Executive Producer
Julie-Ann Uggla
Executive Producer
Marcello Mustilli
Executive Producer
TeaserIn cinemas now
TeaserTwo teenage girls run away chasing promises of a better life as ISIS brides in Syria.
FeaturetteBrides director Nadia Fall, writer Suhayla El-Bushra and actors Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar | Q&A
FeaturetteInterview with Director Nadia Fall
Behind the ScenesInterview with Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan & Safiyya Ingar
FeaturetteHighlights of BRIDES at EIFF (UK premiere)
FeaturetteNadia Fall introduces the UK premiere of BRIDES
