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May in the Summer is a american film of genre Drama directed by Cherien Dabis released in USA on 17 january 2013 with Cherien Dabis
May in the Summer (2013)
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Add to a movie listMay in the Summer (May (ou mai) en été), est un film jordano-américano-qatari conçu et réalisé par Cherien Dabis et sorti en 2013 en festival et le 7 mai 2014 sur les écrans français.
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May est une jeune Jordanienne d’origine palestinienne installée aux États-Unis, auteure d’un best-seller sur les proverbes arabes et chrétienne non pratiquante. Elle revient dans son pays natal à l’occasion de son prochain mariage avec son fiancé musulman Ziad, également Jordano-Palestinien installé aux États-Unis, qui la rejoindra dans un mois.Actors
Cherien Dabis
(May)
Hiam Abbass
(Nadine)
Bill Pullman
(Edward)
Alia Shawkat
(Dalia)
Alexander Siddig
(Ziad)
Elie Mitri
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