White Wedding

2009 Comedy

Devoted groom-to-be Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) sets out on a 1,800-kilometer South African road trip in order to give his fiancée, Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana), a European-style dream wedding, but finds that getting there won't be easy thanks to his best friend, Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo), and a wandering English doctor named Rose (Jodie Whittaker). Meanwhile, as Ayanda begins to question Elvis' commitment, her opinionated mother weights in with her own thoughts about choosing European tradition over African tradition, and a handsome old boyfriend shows up with a suspicious agenda.

Director: Jann Turner

Starring: Kenneth Nkosi, Rapulana Seiphemo, Jodie Whittaker, Zandile Msutwana, Mbulelo Grootboom

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Reviews

  • The warm and charming White Wedding is like "The Hangover" off steroids. It's another get-me-to-the-church-on-time obstacle course but filled with smart social commentary, romantic wisdom, credible complications and memorable characters.

    Gary Goldstein - Los Angeles Times

    11 May 2013

  • A highly engaging picture with a post-apartheid edge (certain scenes play like a farcical "Invictus").

    Ronnie Scheib - Variety

    11 May 2013

  • A film that's sweet, inclusive and sunny, a charmer filled with people who seem every bit as surprised as we are when they manage to look past surface differences, and find reasons to bond.

    Bob Mondello - NPR

    11 May 2013

  • Wedding chaos has been heavily mined by both film and stage comedies, but Jann Turner, the director here, keeps this story fresh, aided by the effortless interplay between Mr. Nkosi and Mr. Seiphemo (who are credited with Ms. Turner as writers). The goat helps too.

    Neil Genzlinger - The New York Times

    11 May 2013

  • The movie, from South Africa, is charming and its characters' feelings sincere enough. It's just so cluttered.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    11 May 2013

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