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ALI'S WEDDING (ALI’S WEDDING)
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Completed - ENGLISH, ARABIC, FARSI - Comedy, Romance - 110 minutes

Log Line

A true story about love, duty and comic deception.
Australia's answer to "Bend it like Beckham".

Previous markets

  • AFM 2016 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Jeffrey WALKER
Cast : Osamah SAMI, Helana SAWIRES, Don HANY, Frances DUCA

Producer(s) : Helen PANCKHURST (Matchbox Pictures), Sheila JAYADEV (Matchbox Pictures)

Synopsis

Ali is the charming son of a much-loved Muslim cleric who has migrated to Australia from Iraq. Desperate to please his family and community whilst juggling two very different worlds, Ali sets off a calamitous chain of events that sees him attending medical school despite not being enrolled, and falling in love despite being promised to another. As his wedding day draws ever closer, Ali's double life is on the brink of exposure.

Production

Country(ies) : AUSTRALIA

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