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'''''Ali's Wedding''''' is a 2017 Australian romantic comedy feature film from [[Matchbox Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/short-cuts-alis-wedding-draws-on-muslim-stars-colourful-life-20151110-gkv6gb.html|title=Short Cuts: Ali's Wedding draws on Muslim star's colourful life|first=Garry|last=Maddox|date=11 November 2015|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="disarm">{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/australias-first-muslim-romcom-movie-alis-wedding-hopes-to-disarm-haters-as-it-hits-big-screen-20161031-gsewjd.html|title=Australia's first Muslim rom-com movie, Ali's Wedding, hopes to disarm haters as it hits big screen|date=31 October 2016|access-date=13 May 2017|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|first=Garry|last=Maddox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.betacinema.com/aliswedding|title=Ali's Wedding|publisher=Beta Cinema|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> It is directed by [[Jeffrey Walker (actor)|Jeffrey Walker]] and written by [[Osamah Sami]] and stars Sami, [[Helana Sawires]], [[Don Hany]] and [[Ryan Corr]]. Sami has been quoted as saying that the film is "history making, the first Muslim rom-com, so it's going to hopefully pave the way for many other similar stories, not just from the Muslim community but from other communities and minorities in our society." He said that the "affectionate and poignant story of love" was trying to cast a more positive light on Muslim-Australian life.<ref name="disarm"/>
'''''Ali's Wedding''''' is a 2017 [[Cinema of Australia|Australian]] [[romantic comedy]] feature film from [[Matchbox Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/short-cuts-alis-wedding-draws-on-muslim-stars-colourful-life-20151110-gkv6gb.html|title=Short Cuts: Ali's Wedding draws on Muslim star's colourful life|first=Garry|last=Maddox|date=11 November 2015|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="disarm">{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/australias-first-muslim-romcom-movie-alis-wedding-hopes-to-disarm-haters-as-it-hits-big-screen-20161031-gsewjd.html|title=Australia's first Muslim rom-com movie. Ali's Wedding, hopes to disarm haters as it hits big screen|date=31 October 2016|access-date=13 May 2017|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|first=Garry|last=Maddox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.betacinema.com/aliswedding|title=Ali's Wedding|publisher=Beta Cinema|access-date=13 May 2017|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907033953/http://www.betacinema.com/aliswedding|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is directed by [[Jeffrey Walker (actor)|Jeffrey Walker]] and written by [[Osamah Sami]] and stars Sami, [[Helana Sawires]], [[Don Hany]] and [[Ryan Corr]]. Sami has been quoted as saying that the film is "history making, the first Muslim rom-com. This movie will hopefully pave the way for many other similar stories, not just from the Muslim community but from other communities and other minorities in our society." He said that the "affectionate and poignant story of love" was trying to cast a more positive light on Muslim-Australian life.<ref name="disarm"/>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Ali ([[Osamah Sami]]), the charming and musically-talented son of a Muslim cleric ([[Don Hany]]), struggles to make the right life choices despite the best of intentions. He wants to be with the girl, Dianne ([[Helana Sawires]]), he loves, but he's been promised to another girl at his father's mosque. He wants to be the great doctor that the community expects him to be, but he doesn't get the marks. Above all, he wants to make his father proud. To live up to these impossible expectations, he lies about his academic achievements, and then his quest to please his father spirals out of control, with amusing and poignant consequences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ali's Wedding|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2782692/?ref_=nm_knf_t1|publisher=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=13 May 2017}}</ref>
Ali ([[Osamah Sami]]), the charming and musically-talented son of an Iraqi Shia cleric ([[Don Hany]]), struggles to make the right life choices despite the best of intentions. He wants to be with the girl, Dianne ([[Helana Sawires]]), he loves, but he's been promised to another girl at his father's mosque. He wants to be the great doctor that the community expects him to be, but he doesn't get the marks. Above all, he wants to make his father proud.
To live up to these impossible expectations, he lies about his academic achievements, and then his quest to please his father spirals out of control, with amusing and poignant consequences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ali's Wedding|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2782692/?ref_=nm_knf_t1|publisher=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=13 May 2017}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Osamah Sami]] as Ali
*[[Osamah Sami]] as Ali Albasri
*[[Helana Sawires]] as Dianne
*[[Don Hany]] as Sheik Mahdi
*[[Don Hany]] as Mehdi
*[[Helana Sawires]] as Dianne Mohsen
*[[Robert Rabiah]] as Mohsen
*[[Frances Duca]] as Zahra
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*Khaled Khalafalla as Moe Greene
*Asal Shenavehzadeh as Ramona
*Majid Shokor as Seyyed Ghaffar
*Shayan Salehian as Luay
*Ghazi Alkinani as Abu Faisal
*Rodney Afif as Haj Karim
*Rodney Afif as Haj Karim
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*[[Ryan Corr]] as Wazza
*Maha Wilson as Yomna
*Maha Wilson as Yomna
*Rahel Romahn as Ayoob
*Natalie Gamsu as Fatima
*Majid Shokor as Sayeed
*[[Robert Rabiah]] as Mohsen
*Frances Duca as Zahra
*[[Rahel Romahn]] as Ayoob
*[[Aljin Abella]] as Chris
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*Khaled Khalafalla as Moe Greene
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*[[Ryan Corr]] as Wazza
*Paul Kfoury as Ali's Cousin
*Jaafar Allamy as Jamal Al Hilfi
* [[Spencer McLaren]] as Tony
* [[Georgina Naidu]] as University Lecturer


==Release==
==Release==
''Ali's Wedding'' premiered at the [[Adelaide Film Festival]] in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screen.artshub.com.au/news-article/company-announcements/film/screenhub/matchbox-alis-wedding-shoot-starts-249815|title=Matchbox: Ali's Wedding shoot starts|author=ScreenHub|work=ScreenHub|date=9 November 2015|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/sessions/15533|title=Ali's Wedding|website=[[Adelaide Film Festival]]|publisher=South Australia Film Corporation|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> It also showed at the [[Sydney Film Festival]] on 8 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tix.sff.org.au/session_sff.asp?sn=Ali's+Wedding|title=Ali's Wedding|publisher=[[Sydney Film Festival]]|access-date=13 May 2017|dead-url=yes}}{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://junkee.com/alis-wedding-muslim-rom-com/104923|title=Australia’s First Muslim Rom-Com ‘Ali’s Wedding’ Finally Has A Trailer!|date=10 May 2017|work=[[Junkee]]|access-date=13 May 2017|first=Matilda|last=Dixon-Smith}}</ref>
''Ali's Wedding'' premiered at the [[Adelaide Film Festival]] in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screen.artshub.com.au/news-article/company-announcements/film/screenhub/matchbox-alis-wedding-shoot-starts-249815|title=Matchbox: Ali's Wedding shoot starts|author=ScreenHub|work=ScreenHub|date=9 November 2015|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/sessions/15533|title=Ali's Wedding|website=[[Adelaide Film Festival]]|publisher=South Australia Film Corporation|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> It also showed at the [[Sydney Film Festival]] on 8 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tix.sff.org.au/session_sff.asp?sn=Ali's+Wedding|title=Ali's Wedding|publisher=[[Sydney Film Festival]]|access-date=13 May 2017}}{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://junkee.com/alis-wedding-muslim-rom-com/104923|title=Australia's First Muslim Rom-Com 'Ali's Wedding' Finally Has A Trailer!|date=10 May 2017|work=[[Junkee]]|access-date=13 May 2017|first=Matilda|last=Dixon-Smith}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 92%, based on 24 reviews, and an [[average rating]] of 7/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alis_wedding |title=Ali's Wedding (2018) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango Media]] |accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/alis-wedding |title=Ali's Wedding Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "''Ali's Wedding'' uses its very specific setting to explore universal ideas about relationships -- and in delightfully smart, funny fashion."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alis_wedding |title=Ali's Wedding |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |accessdate=3 November 2022}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/alis-wedding |title=Ali's Wedding Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref>

==Music==
* see [[Ali's Wedding (soundtrack)]]


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://aliswedding.com.au ''Ali's Wedding'' official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170613151947/http://www.aliswedding.com.au/ ''Ali's Wedding'' official website]
* {{IMDb title|2782692}}
* {{IMDb title|2782692}}


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Latest revision as of 20:23, 26 August 2024

Ali's Wedding
Theatrical film poster
Directed byJeffrey Walker
Written byAndrew Knight
Osamah Sami
Produced byHelen Panckhurst
Sheila Jayadev
StarringOsamah Sami
Helana Sawires
Don Hany
Maha Wilson
Ryan Corr
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Edited byGeoffrey Lamb
Music byNigel Westlake
Production
company
Release date
  • October 2016 (2016-10) (Adelaide)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguagesArabic
English
Persian

Ali's Wedding is a 2017 Australian romantic comedy feature film from Matchbox Pictures.[2][3][4] It is directed by Jeffrey Walker and written by Osamah Sami and stars Sami, Helana Sawires, Don Hany and Ryan Corr. Sami has been quoted as saying that the film is "history making, the first Muslim rom-com. This movie will hopefully pave the way for many other similar stories, not just from the Muslim community but from other communities and other minorities in our society." He said that the "affectionate and poignant story of love" was trying to cast a more positive light on Muslim-Australian life.[3]

Plot

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Ali (Osamah Sami), the charming and musically-talented son of an Iraqi Shia cleric (Don Hany), struggles to make the right life choices despite the best of intentions. He wants to be with the girl, Dianne (Helana Sawires), he loves, but he's been promised to another girl at his father's mosque. He wants to be the great doctor that the community expects him to be, but he doesn't get the marks. Above all, he wants to make his father proud.

To live up to these impossible expectations, he lies about his academic achievements, and then his quest to please his father spirals out of control, with amusing and poignant consequences.[5]

Cast

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Release

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Ali's Wedding premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2016.[6][7] It also showed at the Sydney Film Festival on 8 June 2017.[8][9]

Reception

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Ali's Wedding uses its very specific setting to explore universal ideas about relationships -- and in delightfully smart, funny fashion."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Music

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Accolades

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Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(7th) 		Best Film Sheila Jayadev Nominated
Helen Panckhurst Nominated
Best Direction Jeffrey Walker Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Andrew Knight Won
Osamah Sami Won
Best Actor Nominated
Best Actress Helana Sawires Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Don Hany Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Frances Duca Nominated
Best Original Music Score Nigel Westlake Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Ali's Wedding 2016". Screen Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ Maddox, Garry (11 November 2015). "Short Cuts: Ali's Wedding draws on Muslim star's colourful life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Maddox, Garry (31 October 2016). "Australia's first Muslim rom-com movie. Ali's Wedding, hopes to disarm haters as it hits big screen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ali's Wedding". Beta Cinema. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Ali's Wedding". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. ^ ScreenHub (9 November 2015). "Matchbox: Ali's Wedding shoot starts". ScreenHub. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Ali's Wedding". Adelaide Film Festival. South Australia Film Corporation. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Ali's Wedding". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 13 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Dixon-Smith, Matilda (10 May 2017). "Australia's First Muslim Rom-Com 'Ali's Wedding' Finally Has A Trailer!". Junkee. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Ali's Wedding". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Ali's Wedding Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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