The Wedding (2021)

Original title

Weseלe

Directed by

Wojciech Smarzowski

Genre

drama

Country

Poland

Runtime

2h 14m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Polish couple's wedding brings together two families with a complicated shared history. The celebration reveals deep tensions between Polish and Jewish neighbors.

tenseuneasydramaticslow-burnsomberthought-provokingemotionally heavy

What happens

The Wedding (Polish: Wesele), also known as The Wedding Day and The Wedding Day 2, is a 2021 Polish drama film written and directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. The film tells complicated relationship between Polish and Jewish neighbours in Jedwabne. It stars Robert Więckiewicz, Agata Kulesza, Andrzej Chyra, Michalina Łabacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Mateusz Więcławek and Agata Turkot. The Wedding premiered at the 2021 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival winning Official Selection - Competition Award. At the 24th Polish Film Awards, film received ten nominations, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Więckiewicz) and Best Supporting Actress (Kulesza), and won for Best Cinematography (Piotr Sobociński Jr.). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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