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- 2018
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- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 50 m
Summary After a “white lie” spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, and musically gifted Muslim cleric’s eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an Australian-born Lebanese girl.
Directed By: Jeffrey Walker
Written By: Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 50 m
- 2018
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 50 m
Ali's Wedding
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Summary After a “white lie” spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, and musically gifted Muslim cleric’s eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an Australian-born Lebanese girl.
Directed By: Jeffrey Walker
Written By: Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami
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Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
64
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It offers an astute perspective on the immigrant experience, multicultural communities, and trying to reconcile traditional and modern cultures — all while telling a tale of love and life that’s authentic, affectionate and amusing.
Following a thoroughly predictable rom-com template to thoroughly satisfying effect in a manner rarely seen in Australian cinema since Strictly Ballroom, Ali's Wedding hits all the beats while deftly capturing the tensions of the first-generation immigrant, torn between the norms of the country he calls home and those espoused by his family.
It’s too long, meanders hither and yon in getting to the ending we’re looking for.
This is a film in which you will hear a letter read aloud, with a voice-over saying the words “you dared to dream”, delivered without irony. It is, as they say, what it is. Perhaps most interesting is Walker’s depiction of the mosque congregation. With its politics and divided factions, this part of the film feels utterly authentic and is dramatically interesting.
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Production Company
Matchbox Pictures
Release Date Jun 8, 2018
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating TV-MA
Tagline Is there such a thing as a "Good Lie"?
Awards
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
• 7 Nominations