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Ali's Wedding
A comedy and romance movie about a man who has lied a white lie but it is out of control. He finds himself trapped between the arranged marriage which is arranged by his father and the girl he loved. Who will he choose?
18 September 1975, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
27 July 1985, Philippines
1956, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
4 July 1976, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
28 February 1973, Sydney, Australia
10 March 1983, Iran
15 January 1989, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
August 31, 2017
At a time when Muslims tend to be absent from our screens bar in the most tragic and brutal scenarios, the idea that these characters have the compassion and courage to work through their significant issues autonomously drives the film's feel good energy.
February 09, 2018
Much of the film's success is down to [Osamah] Sami's winning performance. He's completely charming as a more nerdy version of himself and he gets good comic support.
September 26, 2017
Ali's Wedding by contrast gets its big laughs from authentic insights into the complexity and contradictions inherent in Islamic communities, with a wisdom about human nature that hits a universal sweet spot.
August 30, 2017
Ali's Wedding neatly strips away the solemnity enveloping that lead balloon of a word "multiculturalism." There's a joyously comic lack of inhibition here and, even better, we're told it's largely a true story.
September 15, 2017
While it's nice to praise a movie for good intentions it's what ends up on screen that matters. In the case of Ali's Wedding what begins with a solid premise and the promise of a cross-cultural rom-com descends into a scrambled, sexist mess.
June 15, 2017
Walker's debut mines rapid-fire laughs and bountiful heart from a story of romantic misadventure set in train by a young man desperate to live up to his father's expectations.
February 09, 2018
Ali's Wedding works because it doesn't feel the need to compare cultures or focus on the differences. Instead, it chooses to look at how similar we all are, when we're all a bit of a dopey, smitten kitten.
September 10, 2017
An entertaining and educational comedy of romance and culture, Ali's Wedding offers an intimate insight into Australia's Muslim community through one man's romantic misadventures.
August 30, 2017
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.
October 23, 2017
It explores the blend of Middle Eastern and Australian culture within this country but also tells an amusing, family-driven tale that most will appreciate and celebrate, regardless of their background.
August 30, 2017
To be frank, Ali's Wedding can come across as a bit plain when compared to the recent culture-clashed rom-com triumph of The Big Sick, but it remains a fine effort nonetheless.
December 27, 2017
That it all unfolds so naturally has much to do with the presence as co-writer of screenwriting veteran Andrew Knight, whose credits range from TV's Seachange to Mel Gibson's recent war film Hacksaw Ridge.
