Brides
“Hope is radical. So is friendship.”
Two teenage best friends travel from the UK to Istanbul with plans to cross into Syria in search of a new life, but when their contact fails to appear, they must navigate an unfamiliar city while confronting the limits of their courage, faith and friendship.
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Ebada Hassan
Doe
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Safiyya Ingar
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Aziz Çapkurt
Barış
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Jon
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Nadia Fall Director · Suhayla El Bushra Writer Alex Baranowski Composer
United States release September 24, 2025 · Produced in Italy, United Kingdom · Languages English, Turkish
Production
Neon Films
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Rosamont
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ie ie productions
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RAI Cinema
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Fondo Audiovisivo FVG
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Great Point Media
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Ffilm Cymru Wales
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Italy · United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Turkish
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2025
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 24, 2025
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · September 26, 2025
Theatrical
Australia
November 28, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
Germany
July 1, 2025 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
South Korea
September 5, 2026 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Spain
July 1, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 15, 2025 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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