The film recounts the story of ali, a young muslim played by osamah sami, who. Set in melbourne, the city considered by many to be the bastion of multiculturalism in australia, alis. The expectation of getting finishing school, getting a degree, getting married. Alis wedding is osamah samis semiautobiographical romantic comedy that follows the true story of alis sami deception to his family and hourandahalf long marriage. September 10, 2017 jack cain movies comments off on maha wilson. Since then, the festival has been held in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 20, 2015, 2016 a oneoff rogue event, 2017, 2018 and a popup weekend festival in march 2019. The awardwinning screenplay, cowritten by actor, writer and comedian osamah sami saved, tvs jack irish and andrew knight hacksaw ridge. Osamah sami, writer, comedian and actor, alis wedding 2017. An irreverent and warmhearted comedy, this film is. The star of alis wedding, osamah sami, and producer sheila jayadev talk about how this true story is connecting with australians in a way that transcends religion or skin colour alis wedding. Mokhtar film festival and victorians cultural diversity week 2017. Movies like alis wedding if you like alis wedding you are looking for sentimental, romantic and touching movies about with wedding, love, friendship, marriage, husband wife relationship, australian and musician themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in australia. Its based on a part of his life, he cowrote the screenplay with andrew knight and he stars as the main character.
Like its characters, alis wedding takes those events and allows them to inform a kind and loving worldview. An example of a film where the balance is less assured is the australianmade alis wedding 2017. May 09, 2017 alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story about family, duty and love in multicultural australia and will be released nationally in cinemas midyear. Now comes alis wedding in national release, in which sami plays ali, who is the son of a melbourne muslim cleric and struggling with his identity.
Alis wedding trailer 2017 trailer for alis wedding. Aug 29, 2017 d irector jeffrey walkers romantic comedy alis wedding begins with a lovestruck dope racing to the airport to prevent the object of his affection from boarding a plane. Interweaving love triangles, accidental engagements, cultural divides, and a musical about saddam hussein, this charming romantic comedy is truly one of a kind. For a long time, actorwritercomedian osamah sami saw alis wedding as his story. An example of a film where the balance is less assured is the australianmade ali s wedding 2017. Much of the films success is down to osamah samis winning performance. Financial analysis of alis wedding 2017 at the australia box office, including earnings and profitability.
Alis wedding is australias first feelgood muslim romcom thursday 31 august 2017 osamah samis film, alis wedding, is a timely muslim australian romcom with something significant to. Sami cowrote the film with andrew knight the water diviner, and it is director jeffrey walkers first feature, after helming television shows such as chris lilleys angry boys. Its not a genre that i would normally rush out to see. Alis wedding by contrast gets its big laughs from authentic insights into the complexity and contradictions inherent in islamic communities, with a wisdom about human nature that. After telling a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, musically gifted muslim cleric s eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, even though he s madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. Alis wedding movies palace cinemas share our passion. After a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted muslim cleric s eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. An irreverent and warmhearted comedy, alis wedding is an affectionate and.
Reviews alis wedding australias premier online movie. And like the latter, alis wedding derives its authenticity from the mix of true events and inspired writing. Thankfully instead wheat we get is a film that feels like almost like a documentary, you feel at times that you are watching a real family go about their day. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. Sami was born in iran in 1983 to iraqi refugee parents. Jun 10, 2017 except those bits where your reaching for the tissue box, as alis wedding tugs at the heartstrings as readily as it tickles the funny bone.
An irreverent and warmhearted comedy, alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story of love and duty. Ali s wedding 2017 tt2782692 after a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted muslim cleric s eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. It is directed by jeffrey walker and written by osamah sami and stars. Alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story about family, duty and love in multicultural australia. Movies like ali s wedding if you like ali s wedding you are looking for sentimental, romantic and touching movies about with wedding, love, friendship, marriage, husband wife relationship, australian and musician themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in australia. Alis wedding 2017 the screen guide screen australia. May 10, 2017 matchbox pictures new feature alis wedding will screen at the 2017 sydney film festival ahead of a national cinema release. Alis wedding is based on the life of osamah sami, who cowrote the script in addition to starring as ali. Alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story about family, duty and love in. Based on real events, alis wedding is an irreverent, warmhearted comedy, and.
Ali s wedding is a 2017 australian romantic comedy feature film from matchbox pictures. A warmhearted comedy, ali s wedding is an affectionate and entertaining true story about family, community and love in multicultural australia. It ran a programme of screenings, special events and forums in a number of cinemas across adelaide. Madman the film s star and cowriter, osamah sami, really did play the lead in a production called saddam. The film features a diverse and vibrant australian cast including don hany tvs offspring, robert rabiah tvs tomorrow, when the war began, ryan corr holding the man and newcomer helana sawires. At sydney film festival, where alis wedding won the foxtel movies audience award for best feature, sami was approached by a woman in her.
If truth is stranger than fiction, then osamah samis truth is stranger than. Parents need to know that alis wedding is a warmhearted romcom about a young man whose life is changed forever when he tells a lie. Jun 05, 2017 ali s wedding australia 110 mins sex, lies and quranic scripture collide on the streets of melbourne in osamah sami s sweet, funny and unfortunately true. Madman the films star and cowriter, osamah sami, really did play the lead in a production called saddam. If this isnt huge at the local box office, theres no justice. May 10, 2017 after a reckless lie sets off a catastrophic chain of events, ali, the son of a muslim cleric, finds himself caught between his sense of duty to his family and following his heart. The film features a diverse and vibrant australian cast including don hany advertisement. After a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted muslim clerics eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. Alis wedding cleveland international film festival.
For the purposes of this research project, i am going to focus on the feature film alis wedding 2018. Parents need to know that ali s wedding is a warmhearted romcom about a young man whose life is changed forever when he tells a lie. Sep 19, 2017 after a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted muslim clerics eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. Alis wedding is the classic story of a young man caught between following his heart and making his father proud, mixed with the complexities of being a muslim in australia. Ali s wedding is the most unique and heartfelt australian film, ive seen all year. Set in melbourne, the city considered by many to be the bastion of multiculturalism in australia, alis wedding is a rather. A warmhearted comedy, alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining true story about family, community and love in. From its first frames, alis wedding is firing on all cylinders to endear itself to you. After a reckless lie sets off a catastrophic chain of events, ali, the son of a muslim cleric, finds himself caught between his sense of duty to his family and following his heart. Depicting the lives of a muslim family in melbourne with authenticity and warmth, alis family share the same dilemmas as every family. But since it began releasing in film festivals in adelaide, sydney and melbourne something changed.
Sami has been quoted as saying that the film is history making, the first muslim romcom, so it s going to hopefully pave the way for many. Ali s wedding 2018 tvma 1h 49m independent comedies after telling a white lie that spins out of control, the son of an iraqiborn cleric in melbourne becomes torn between family duty and his own heart. Directed by jeffrey walker and cowritten by andrew knight, the film deals in standard fare. Original, hilarious and flatout charming, alis wedding takes the conventions of a genre and uses them to hold up a mirror to a nation. Ali dreams big he wants to be with the girl he loves, but hes been promised to another girl at his fathers mosque. Billed as australia s first muslim romcom, ali s wedding is based on the life of osamah sami, who cowrote the script in addition to starring as ali.
Alis wedding australia 110 mins sex, lies and quranic scripture collide on the streets of melbourne in osamah samis sweet, funny and unfortunately true. Alis wedding 2017 is osamah samis semiautobiographical romantic comedy that follows the true story of alis sami deception to his family and hourandahalf long marriage. Alis wedding draws on muslim stars colourful life by garry maddox updated november 11, 2015 4. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Sep 02, 2017 at the heart of what makes alis wedding work is the relationships between the different characters, this means that if they had no chemistry then it would all fall apart. Based on a true story, the tale is set in today s australia among a muslim community whose members have immigrated from various countries in the middle east. Maha wilson left with osama sami in alis wedding photo.
The film features a diverse and vibrant australian cast including don hany tvs offspring, robert rabiah. But samis story is smart, funny and deserves watching for the mere fact that its an accessible comedy about an underrepresented community in australia. Based on a true story, the tale is set in todays australia among a muslim community whose members have immigrated from various countries in the middle east. Alis wedding has been shot on location around coburg and there is some great location work that will resonate strongly with local audiences.
Financial analysis of ali s wedding 2017 at the australia box office, including earnings and profitability. In the case of the new australian movie ali s wedding, osamah sami had to play down some of his real life experiences when making the autobiographical film. Helana sawires is an actress, known for ali s wedding 2017, stateless 2020 and banana boy 2016. A domestic centered story about an australian muslim living such a comfortable urban lifestyle he himself is. Nigel westlakes score deftly melds eastern and middle eastern influences.
At the heart of what makes alis wedding work is the relationships between the different characters, this means that if they had no chemistry then it would all fall apart. As he wrote in his 2015 autobiography, good muslim boy which won the nsw premiers literary award his father, jaafar albakiry. Jun 07, 2017 video archive for the film ali s wedding, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. Alis wedding is playing at the sydney film festival 2017. With osamah sami, don hany, helana sawires, robert rabiah.
Sami has been quoted as saying that the film is history making, the first muslim romcom, so its going to hopefully pave the way for many other similar stories, not just from the muslim. Even potentially horrific moments are depicted with such finesse that they feel necessary and appropriate. Alis wedding is a 2017 australian romantic comedy feature film from matchbox pictures. After telling a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive, musically gifted muslim clerics eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, even though hes madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. The film has been nicely shot by veteran cinematographer donald mcalpine moulin rouge, the dressmaker, etc. It is directed by jeffrey walker and written by osamah sami and stars sami, helana sawires, don hany and ryan corr. Starring osama sami, don hany, helana sawires, rodney afif. Matchbox pictures new feature alis wedding will screen at the 2017 sydney film festival ahead of a national cinema release. Ali s wedding by contrast gets its big laughs from authentic insights into the complexity and contradictions inherent in islamic communities, with a wisdom about human nature that hits a universal. Alis wedding 2017 tt2782692 after a white lie which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted muslim clerics eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an australian bornlebanese girl. Alis wedding i do, a new aussie classic film with heart the. Sep 08, 2017 from its first frames, alis wedding is firing on all cylinders to endear itself to you.
How osamah sami turned his life into australian muslim rom. It makes the film worthwhile before the actual film even begins, and while one may argue the jokes that follow dont land nearly as well, it is, in all fairness, hard to top. After a reckless lie sets off a catastrophic chain of events, ali assoo masi finds himself caught between his sense of duty and following his heart. May 23, 2017 ali s wedding trailer 2017 trailer for ali s wedding.
Video archive for the film alis wedding, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. The big sick 2017 is an example of a film that nails the balance with clever dialogue that is genuinely funny and culturally insightful. After telling a white lie that spins out of control, the son of an iraqiborn cleric in melbourne becomes torn between family duty and his own heart. The arranged marriage custom is as old as the hills and it has had a good workout recently with films such as 2015s unindian marry your own kind version and the big sick 2017. D irector jeffrey walkers romantic comedy alis wedding begins with a lovestruck dope racing to the airport to prevent the object of his affection from boarding a plane.
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