Brides (2025 film)

British drama film

Brides

Directed by| Nadia Fall
Written by| Suhayla El-Bushra
Produced by|

* Nicky Bentham
* Marica Stocchi

Starring|

* Ebada Hassan
* Safiyya Ingar
* Yusra Warsama
* Cemre Ebuzziya
* Aziz Capkurt

Production
companies

* Neon Films
* Rosamont

Distributed by| Bankside Films

Release date

* January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24) (Sundance)

Countries| United Kingdom
Italy
Language| English

Brides is a 2025 British-Italian film directed by Nadia Fall from a screenplay by Suhayla El-Bushra. It is starring Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar. The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

## Premise

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Two teenage girls decide to run away from the United Kingdom to travel to Syria.[1]

## Cast

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* Ebada Hassan[1]
* Safiyya Ingar[1]
* Yusra Warsama[1]
* Cemre Ebuzziya[1]
* Aziz Capkurt[1]

## Production

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The film comes from director Nadia Fall, in her feature-length debut, and screenwriter Suhayla El-Bushra. It is produced by Nicky Bentham for Neon Films alongside Marica Stocchi for Rosamont.[2]

Catryn Ramasut and Alice Lusher of ie ie productions are co-producers. It is a UK and Italian co-production and is supported by the BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales, Creative Wales, Great Point Media, the Italian Ministry of Culture Minority Co-production Fund, Friuli Venezia Giuila Audiovisual regional fund and Rai Cinema with Bankside Films handling international sales. It was developed with the BFI and won the Breaking Through the Lens Action Grant in 2023.[3]

Principal photography took place in Wales, Turkey and Italy.[4]

## Release

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The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[5]

## Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2025). "25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres". The Playlist.net. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
2. ^ Gregory, Rhys (January 16, 2025). "Welsh Films to Watch in 2025". Wales247. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
3. ^ "BANKSIDE FILMS TAKE ON WORLDWIDE SALES OF NADIA FALL'S DEBUT FEATURE FILM BRIDES". ffilmcymruwales. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. ^ "Bankside Films says yes to Nadia Fall debut 'Brides' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. February 15, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
5. ^ Baughan, Nikki (December 12, 2024). "Brides', 'The Thing With Feathers', 'Rabbit Trap' among UK films heading to Sundance 2025". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
6. ^ "Brides". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

## External links

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* Brides at IMDb