May in the Summer Page #7

Synopsis: High off the success of her first book and planning to marry ZIAD, her sensible, stable and studious fiance, MAY BRENNAN has it all. At least that's what she'd like people to believe. Reunited with her family in Amman, she's thrust back into the chaos of her former existence. Her headstrong mother NADINE, a born-again Christian disapproves of her Muslim fiance so thoroughly she plans to boycott the wedding. Her younger sisters DALIA and YASMINE behave like her children. And her estranged father EDWARD is suddenly and suspiciously interested in making amends. As her wedding day looms, May finds herself more and more confronted by the trauma of her parents divorce. And soon, her once carefully structured life spins hopelessly out of control.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Cherien Dabis
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
56
R
Year:
2013
99 min
50 Views


don't know what it's like

when you ran off and married

an American.

I'm reminded

of it every single day.

If it weren't for you and

your sisters,

I would say it's

the worst mistake of my life.

Am I supposed to believe that when you're

having an affair with him?

You think I'm happy

the way my life turned out?

He and I should be traveling now,

seeing the world.

Instead, I'm sneaking

like a desperate teenager.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

It's like I'm scared to end up alone

for the rest of my life.

When I just

have to know that I will.

You don't have to, Mom.

People don't fall in love

at my age.

Yes, they do.

No, they don't.

Not here.

Don't you go thinking

that I am happy to see you in pain.

Since you were a baby...

every time you cried, I cried.

Especially you,

because you never cried.

I'm sorry you're sneaking around.

I gave the bastard

20 years of my life.

And now...

I'm the other woman.

You were the only woman, Mom.

He knows it.

Let me talk to him.

They released him

from the hospital.

Is he gonna stay with her?

I don't know.

It's all my fault.

No, May.

You did nothing wrong.

You'll be okay.

You know that, right?

Can I have some soup now?

AN:

ET!

All right, don't rub it in.

Did I just win?

You've gotten so good.

It's not me.

How's your mother?

She misses you.

Did she say that?

She didn't have to.

Sure you don't wanna stay longer?

- No, I can't, I can't.

- All right.

What's gonna happen to you?

I don't know.

Everything-

. Everything.

I hope, what about you?

I'm gonna get my license.

I'm just gonna do it just to

make some extra cash

to figure out

what I really wanna do.

- Good.

- Yeah.

- Cool.

- You ready?

I can't believe you're staying,

this is so weird.

I know.

I'm never gonna

have sex ever again.

I'm excited to be living

with you.

You should be.

You should all come

and live with me.

Yes, Oh... thank you.

You know I hate good-byes.

I know, it's okay.

Okay, let's go.

Yeah, I

don't want you to be late.

You got your passport?

You got your Buddha?

I got my Buddha.

Thank you.

- Love you.

- Love you more.

Bye.

- Fly safe.

- Don't forget about me.

- Text us from Baltimore.

- OK.

Love you.

Love you, too, bye.

Not for a few more days.

Yeah, Mom.

I'll be right up.

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Cherien Dabis

Cherien Dabis (born 1976) (Arabic: شيرين دعيبس‎) is a Palestinian-American director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009. more…

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