
Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes - all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jörgen, which may put an end to... (Full plot summary below)
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Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes - all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jörgen, which may put an end to its problems. In order to obtain the money, Jacob must travel to Copenhagen, meet with Jörgen, get financial assistance, and be back to celebrate Pramod's 8th birthday. He sets forth, is received by Christian Refner, an employee and future son-in-law of Jörgen. Jacob is shown all possible courtesy and even housed in a posh apartment. He subsequently meets with Jörgen, shows him video-tapes and submits that a few Kroner could really save several lives which would otherwise succumb to minor illnesses and infections. Jorgen views the videos, but does not display much interest. He invites Jacob to attend his daughter's wedding. Jacob does attend the ceremony, is introduced to Helene, Jorgen's wife; the bride, Anna; and Jorgen's twins - Martin and Morten. After the wedding ceremony, Christian makes a speech. Quite unconventionally, Anna also decides to make a speech - it is this speech that will shatter Jacob's world, slowly make him realize that this invitation to Copenhagen was a ploy to not only ensnare him but also prevent him from returning to India.
Leave your thoughts about After the Wedding.
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonOne of the very best films to be released in America in the first third of 2007. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthHandsome drama that reveals depth beneath its polished veneer. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonWedding has enough coincidences, screamfests, drunken rants and shock revelations to fill a season of "Desperate Housewives," but it comes across as finely textured drama, thanks to the performers, who make their characters so persuasive and three-dimensional, we're too mesmerized to care about the story's more overwrought or histrionic passages. |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyA cast from paradise, brilliantly directed by Susanne Bier. |
| OregonianMarc MohanIt's a riveting character study/soap opera. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesAs the premise might suggest, Jensen's dramatic structure is so visible this sometimes seems like a late Rod Serling teleplay, but Bier has proved highly adept at merging conventional drama with the immediacy of the Dogma 95 movement. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenWhat could have been a soap soars thanks to a sharp script and magnetic performances. |
| TV GuideKen FoxA thoughtful exploration of paternity and responsibility. Much of the film's success lies in Bier's sensitive direction, but credit is also due to the fine cast, particularly Mikkelsen. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioWe have Rolf Lassgard chewing the scenery like nobody's business, and Ms. Babett managing to keep up with him. Mads Mikkelsen tries to keep up, but even though he can't, he's close enough behind to almost keep up with them. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekIn less accomplished hands might have been dismissed as mawkish and contrived, but...comes across as surprisingly honest and affecting. |