White Wedding (2009 film)
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| White Wedding | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jann Turner |
| Written by | Jann Turner Kenneth Nkosi Rapulana Seiphemo |
| Produced by | Jann Turner Kenneth Nkosi Ken Follett Rapulana Seiphemo |
| Starring | Kenneth Nkosi Rapulana Seiphemo Zandile Msutwana Jodie Whittaker |
| Distributed by | Ster-Kinekor |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Languages | Afrikaans English Setswana isiXhosa isiZulu |
White Wedding is a South African romantic comedy. It tells the story of a road trip adventure embarked by a groom and his best friend as they race across South Africa to attend a wedding. This film was South Africa's official submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. White Wedding was released in the U.S. on 3 September 2010 by Dada Films and The Little Film Company.
Plot
[edit]Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) leaves Johannesburg Park Station for Durban where his best friend Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo) will drive them to Cape Town to attend his wedding to Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana). Nothing goes according to plan as the two friends trek across the country, meeting eccentric characters along the way, as Ayanda nervously waits in Cape Town.
Cast
[edit]- Kenneth Nkosi as Elvis
- Rapulana Seiphemo as Tumi
- Zandile Msutwana as Ayanda
- Jodie Whittaker as Rose
- Mbulelo Grootboom as Tony
- Lulu Nxozi as Zuki
Reception
[edit]The film was both a moderate critical and commercial success in South Africa and it received mixed reviews internationally. Picktainment.com said, "What White Wedding lacks in exposition, it gains in its honest portrayal of a country still lacerated by racial differences."[1] It grossed R1.1 million in the box office in its first week of opening and had accumulated R4.2 million in a seven-week run.
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Macau International Movie Festival | Best Director | Jann Turner | Nominated | [2] |
| 2010 | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Actor – Feature Film | Kenneth Nkosi | Won | |
| Best Achievement in Original Music/Score – Feature Film | Joel Assaizky | Nominated | |||
| Best Feature Film | Nominated | ||||
| Best Achievement in Directing – Feature Film | Jann Turner | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film | Zandile Msutwana | Nominated | |||
| Best Achievement in Script Writing – Feature Film | Jann Turner Rapulana Seiphemo |
Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film | Marcel van Heerden | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "White Wedding is Worth Celebrating". Picktainment. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ "imdb – White Wedding Awards". IMDb. 1 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website (defunct)
- White Wedding at IMDb
- 2009 films
- 2009 romantic comedy films
- South African romantic comedy films
- 2009 directorial debut films
- Afrikaans-language films
- English-language South African films
- Tswana-language films
- Xhosa-language films
- Zulu-language films
- 2009 multilingual films
- South African multilingual films
- English-language romantic comedy films