Osamah sami, writer, comedian and actor, alis wedding 2017. 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. At sydney film festival, where alis wedding won the foxtel movies audience award for best feature, sami was approached by a woman in her. 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. Alis wedding is playing at the sydney film festival 2017. As he wrote in his 2015 autobiography, good muslim boy which won the nsw premiers literary award his father, jaafar albakiry. The expectation of getting finishing school, getting a degree, getting married. 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. 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. May 23, 2017 ali s wedding trailer 2017 trailer for ali s wedding. Ali dreams big he wants to be with the girl he loves, but hes been promised to another girl at his fathers mosque.
The film features a diverse and vibrant australian cast including don hany advertisement. 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. 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. It ran a programme of screenings, special events and forums in a number of cinemas across adelaide. A domestic centered story about an australian muslim living such a comfortable urban lifestyle he himself is. 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. Alis wedding is a 2017 australian romantic comedy feature film from matchbox pictures. Alis wedding trailer 2017 trailer for alis wedding. 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. But since it began releasing in film festivals in adelaide, sydney and melbourne something changed. Reviews alis wedding australias premier online movie. An irreverent and warmhearted comedy, alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story of love and duty.
An irreverent and warmhearted comedy, alis wedding is an affectionate and. A warmhearted comedy, ali s wedding is an affectionate and entertaining true story about family, community and love in multicultural australia. How osamah sami turned his life into australian muslim rom. The inaugural adelaide film festival was held from 28 february to 3 march 2003. 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. An example of a film where the balance is less assured is the australianmade ali s 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. Ali s wedding is the most unique and heartfelt australian film, ive seen all year. Alis wedding is osamah samis semiautobiographical romantic comedy that follows the true story of alis sami deception to his family and hourandahalf long marriage. 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. Even potentially horrific moments are depicted with such finesse that they feel necessary and appropriate. 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. 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. Madman the film s star and cowriter, osamah sami, really did play the lead in a production called saddam.
Alis wedding is based on the life of osamah sami, who cowrote the script in addition to starring as ali. Maha wilson left with osama sami in alis wedding photo. 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. Based on real events, alis wedding is an irreverent, warmhearted comedy, and.
For a long time, actorwritercomedian osamah sami saw alis wedding as his story. Helana sawires is an actress, known for ali s wedding 2017, stateless 2020 and banana boy 2016. An irreverent and warmhearted comedy, this film is. Much of the films success is down to osamah samis winning performance. Alis wedding has been shot on location around coburg and there is some great location work that will resonate strongly with local audiences. 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. Financial analysis of alis wedding 2017 at the australia box office, including earnings and profitability. Alis wedding cleveland international film festival. 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.
From its first frames, alis wedding is firing on all cylinders to endear itself to you. The awardwinning screenplay, cowritten by actor, writer and comedian osamah sami saved, tvs jack irish and andrew knight hacksaw ridge. 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 movies palace cinemas share our passion. The big sick 2017 is an example of a film that nails the balance with clever dialogue that is genuinely funny and culturally insightful. Nigel westlakes score deftly melds eastern and middle eastern influences. 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. Like its characters, alis wedding takes those events and allows them to inform a kind and loving worldview. Alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story about family, duty and love in multicultural australia. 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.
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. Starring osama sami, don hany, helana sawires, rodney afif. Depicting the lives of a muslim family in melbourne with authenticity and warmth, alis family share the same dilemmas as every family. If truth is stranger than fiction, then osamah samis truth is stranger than. 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. Madman the films star and cowriter, osamah sami, really did play the lead in a production called saddam. Its not a genre that i would normally rush out to see. The film recounts the story of ali, a young muslim played by osamah sami, who. 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. Sep 08, 2017 from its first frames, alis wedding is firing on all cylinders to endear itself to you. Mokhtar film festival and victorians cultural diversity week 2017. Ali s wedding is a 2017 australian romantic comedy feature film from matchbox pictures. May 10, 2017 matchbox pictures new feature alis wedding will screen at the 2017 sydney film festival ahead of a national cinema release.
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. And like the latter, alis wedding derives its authenticity from the mix of true events and inspired writing. 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. 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. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Sami was born in iran in 1983 to iraqi refugee parents. 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. If this isnt huge at the local box office, theres no justice. 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. Alis wedding is the most unique and heartfelt australian film, ive seen all year. 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. But samis story is smart, funny and deserves watching for the mere fact that its an accessible comedy about an underrepresented community in australia. 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. A warmhearted comedy, alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining true story about family, community and love in.
Alis wedding draws on muslim stars colourful life by garry maddox updated november 11, 2015 4. Interweaving love triangles, accidental engagements, cultural divides, and a musical about saddam hussein, this charming romantic comedy is truly one of a kind. Its based on a part of his life, he cowrote the screenplay with andrew knight and he stars as the main character. 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. The film has been nicely shot by veteran cinematographer donald mcalpine moulin rouge, the dressmaker, etc. Alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story about family, duty and love in multicultural australia and will be released nationally in cinemas midyear. 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. 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. Set in melbourne, the city considered by many to be the bastion of multiculturalism in australia, alis. 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. 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. September 10, 2017 jack cain movies comments off on maha wilson. Alis wedding australia 110 mins sex, lies and quranic scripture collide on the streets of melbourne in osamah samis sweet, funny and unfortunately true.
Jun 07, 2017 video archive for the film ali s wedding, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. 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. Video archive for the film alis wedding, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2017. The film features a diverse and vibrant australian cast including don hany tvs offspring, robert rabiah. Original, hilarious and flatout charming, alis wedding takes the conventions of a genre and uses them to hold up a mirror to a nation. 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. Directed by jeffrey walker and cowritten by andrew knight, the film deals in standard fare. 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. An example of a film where the balance is less assured is the australianmade alis wedding 2017. Alis wedding i do, a new aussie classic film with heart the.
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. It is directed by jeffrey walker and written by osamah sami and stars. 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. Financial analysis of ali s wedding 2017 at the australia box office, including earnings and profitability.
Matchbox pictures new feature alis wedding will screen at the 2017 sydney film festival ahead of a national cinema release. Alis wedding 2017 the screen guide screen australia. Alis wedding is an affectionate and entertaining story about family, duty and love in. Set in melbourne, the city considered by many to be the bastion of multiculturalism in australia, alis wedding is a rather. With osamah sami, don hany, helana sawires, robert rabiah. 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. For the purposes of this research project, i am going to focus on the feature film alis wedding 2018.
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