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A Wedding
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2016 • Films • Drama/ • 1 h 38 mins
Zahira, eighteen years old, a Belgian-Pakistani girl wants to keep the baby growing inside her. Amir, her brother and confidant, promises to help her. But the parents have other ideas for the young girl.
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A Wedding
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2016 • Films • Drama/1 h 38 mins
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Details
Based on the true story of Sadia Sheikh, a young Belgian woman of Pakistani descent.
Zahira, an 18-year-old Belgian Pakistani, is very close to everyone in her family, until she is forced into a traditional marriage. Torn between the demands of her parents, her Western lifestyle and desire to be free, she counts on the support of her older brother and confidant, Amir.
Country
France
Belgium
Pakistan
Language
French
Urdu
Details
Based on the true story of Sadia Sheikh, a young Belgian woman of Pakistani descent.
Zahira, an 18-year-old Belgian Pakistani, is very close to everyone in her family, until she is forced into a traditional marriage. Torn between the demands of her parents, her Western lifestyle and desire to be free, she counts on the support of her older brother and confidant, Amir.
Country
France
Belgium
Pakistan
Language
French
Urdu
Accolades
Best Foreign Film Nominee
Cesar Awards, France, 2018
Best Film Nominee
Magritte Awards, Belgium, 2018
Best Foreign Film Nominee
Cesar Awards, France, 2018
Best Film Nominee
Magritte Awards, Belgium, 2018
Best Foreign Film Nominee
Cesar Awards, France, 2018
Best Film Nominee
Magritte Awards, Belgium, 2018
Trivia
Screened at the Discovery section, Toronto International Film Festival, 2016.
Critics
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...'A probing family drama carried by a strong multicultural cast.'
Hollywood Reporter
Meet the Cast
Lina El Arabi
Meet the Cast
Lina El Arabi
Director's Statement
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Director Stephan Streker stated that he did not want to have obvious villains, quoting Jean Renoir, who stated, in Streker's words "there were never any bad guys in his films because each of them always had his reasons."
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