Brides

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.

Date of release
2025-07-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nadia Fall

Casting

Interesting facts

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. The film was inspired by the real-life events of the Bethnal Green trio.

Production

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.

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.

Principal photography took place in Wales, Turkey and Italy. The bus station scene was shot at the same bus station in Turkey where Shamima Begum and her friends waited.

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