The Wedding Song

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The Wedding Song

2009,

1h 40m,

Drama/

War

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94%

16 Reviews

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75%

250+ Ratings

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94%

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16 Reviews

75%

Popcornmeter

250+ Ratings

In Tunis, Tunisia, during the Nazi occupation of World War II, the lives of two young women -- Jewish Myriam (Lizzie Brocheré) and Muslim Nour (Olympe Borval) -- are forever changed by the spread of anti-Semitism. Myriam's family, saddled by financial burden, is pressuring Myriam to marry a wealthy doctor. Meanwhile, Nour's fiancé, Khaled (Najib Oudghiri), whose wedding is contingent on finding a job, entertains thoughts of becoming a functionary in the Nazi propaganda machine.

Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Nov 5, 2009

4/5

With intimacy and sensuality, Albou explores what it means to be a woman and the bonds that women form with each other in an increasingly precarious situation.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Oct 29, 2009

C+

The bond between Brocher and Borval is more physical than verbal; they often seem on the verge of a deep, soulful lip-lock, but since neither character is developed satisfactorily, it's hard to develop a rooting interest in...their friendship.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Oct 28, 2009

B

Writer-director Karin Albou (who plays the mother of the Jewish bride) has a sensuous, intimate filmmaking style that overrides The Wedding Song's more precariously loaded plot parallels.

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

Nov 10, 2009

7/10

Csar nominee writer/director Karin Albou summons a genie with this pair of love stories, set in the worst of times, that challenge loyalties to the limit.

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Marcy Dermansky

About.com

Oct 27, 2009

3.5/5

Many, many movies have been made about World War II; but Albou's film provides a fresh perspective. It also doesn't hurt that her two lead actresses are terrifically beautiful.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Oct 26, 2009

8.75/10

An engrossing, tender and captivating drama with heartfelt, raw performances.

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Abraham S

Mar 10, 2018

Film africain bien sympa. Encore les nazis qui font des dégats et des abus, mais pas de massacres ici. Une histoire de copines juive et musulmane qui dévoile beaucoup des coutumes.

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Lizzie Brocheré

Myriam

Olympe Borval

Nour

Najib Oudghiri

Khaled

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Synopsis

In Tunis, Tunisia, during the Nazi occupation of World War II, the lives of two young women -- Jewish Myriam (Lizzie Brocheré) and Muslim Nour (Olympe Borval) -- are forever changed by the spread of anti-Semitism. Myriam's family, saddled by financial burden, is pressuring Myriam to marry a wealthy doctor. Meanwhile, Nour's fiancé, Khaled (Najib Oudghiri), whose wedding is contingent on finding a job, entertains thoughts of becoming a functionary in the Nazi propaganda machine.

Director: Karin Albou
Producer: Laurent Lavolé, Isabelle Pragier
Screenwriter: Karin Albou
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.8K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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