Silent Wedding (2008)

Original title

Nunta mută

Directed by

Horațiu Mălăele

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Romania, France, Luxembourg

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1953, a young couple in Romania is forced to cancel their wedding celebration because Joseph Stalin has just died. Instead, the guests decide to hold the party in complete silence to avoid the attention of the occupying Red Army.

melancholicdarkly comictenseabsurdbittersweetslow-burnpoignantcozy

What happens

Silent Wedding (Romanian: Nunta mută) is a 2008 Romanian comedy-drama film about a young couple who was about to celebrate their marriage in 1953, but they were ordered to desist by the occupying Red Army and Communist authorities because the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had died the night before. Since they could not openly celebrate, the wedding-goers try to party in silence. It was directed by Horațiu Mălăele. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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