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  • 2017
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2017
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary At 32, Michal (Noa Kooler), an Orthodox Jewish woman, is finally looking forward to the comfort and security of marriage, when she is blindsided by her fiancé’s decision to call off the wedding with only a month’s notice. Unwilling to return to lonely single life, Michal decides to put her trust in fate and continue with her wedding plan...

Directed By: Rama Burshtein

Written By: Rama Burshtein

  • 2017
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2017
  • PG
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m

The Wedding Plan

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary At 32, Michal (Noa Kooler), an Orthodox Jewish woman, is finally looking forward to the comfort and security of marriage, when she is blindsided by her fiancé’s decision to call off the wedding with only a month’s notice. Unwilling to return to lonely single life, Michal decides to put her trust in fate and continue with her wedding plan...

Directed By: Rama Burshtein

Written By: Rama Burshtein

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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100
May 17, 2017
A complex rumination on the nature of true love and how it evolves. It is also a film rooted in Orthodox Jewish faith.
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88
May 17, 2017
Consider it the PG-rated, Hassidic version of “Bridesmaids” (2011), and like that movie the comedy is rooted in pain, eroding hope, and triumphant faith.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
80
May 11, 2017
The climactic final scene at the wedding hall begins as grotesque and humiliating, then slowly the threads come together, while Burshtein mischievously plays with perceptions about whether the unfolding miracle is a fantasy or not.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
70
May 11, 2017
The film nicely plays with the standards of romantic comedy.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
67
May 31, 2017
The Wedding Plan isn’t a romantic comedy in the familiar screwball tradition. In fact, what makes this Israeli film so intriguing is its absence of tradition.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
60
May 11, 2017
Kooler is a very likeable lead, and Michal’s battles – with loneliness, ageing, family, religious doubt and her own indecision – are smartly, sympathetically sketched by writer-director Rama Burshtein.
By Tom Huddleston FULL REVIEW
40
May 11, 2017
Kooler convinces, but it feels like TV sketches, with not enough laughs.
By Tom Dawson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Avi Chai fund, Gesher Fund, Keshet Broadcasting, Norma Productions, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project
Release Date May 12, 2017
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline 30 Days. 1 Wedding. NO GROOM.
Website http://theweddingplanmovie.com/
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Awards

Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Haifa International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Venice Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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