It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

Directed by

Gurinder Chadha

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Indian mother in London is desperate to get her daughter married. Her obsession drives her to kill people.

quirkydarkly comicupbeatoffbeatfast-pacedwhimsicalsatiricalcampy

What happens

It's a Wonderful Afterlife is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay centres on an Indian mother whose obsession with marrying off her daughter leads her into the realm of serial murder. It was filmed primarily in English, with some Hindi and Punjabi dialogue. The title is a reference to Chadha's personal attachment to Frank Capra's film It's a Wonderful Life. Chadha also co-produced the film, and co-wrote the screenplay with her husband and producing partner, Paul Mayeda Berges. The lead role is played by newcomer Goldy Notay, joining Shabana Azmi, Shaheen Khan, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Sally Hawkins in the cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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