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| Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 8, 2018 |
Starring:
Asal Shenaveh, Don Hany, Ghazi Alkinani, Helana Sawires, Khaled Khalafalla, Majid Shokor, Osamah Sami, Robert Rabiah, Rodney Afif, Shayan Salehian
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.
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Jun 4, 2018
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.
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Jun 4, 2018
Movie Nation
Jun 20, 2018
The Guardian
Jun 4, 2018
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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