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Lovely Day (2025)

Lovely Day poster
Original title
Mille secrets, mille dangers
Directed by
Philippe Falardeau
Genre
comedy, drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
15
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Lebanese Canadian man tries to handle the emotional and personal problems that come up on his wedding day. The film follows him as he deals with family and other challenges before he can marry his fiancée.

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What happens

Lovely Day (French: Mille secrets mille dangers, lit. "A Thousand Secrets, a Thousand Dangers") is a 2025 Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Philippe Falardeau. Adapted from the novel Mille secrets mille dangers by Alain Farah, the film stars Neil Elias as Alain, a Lebanese Canadian man struggling to navigate the emotional and interpersonal challenges that threaten to derail the day of his wedding to Virginie (Rose-Marie Perreault). The cast also includes Hassan Mahbouba, Hiam Abou Chedid, Georges Khabbaz, Peter-Joe Salameh, Farès Chaanebi, Rose-Anne Déry, Paul Ahmarani, Paul Doucet, Natalie Tannous, Ilyes Tarmasti, Electra Codina Morelli and Bilal Baoui in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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