Director: Susanne Bier
Original Title: Efter Brylluppet
Language: DanishMain Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård
Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) is an idealistic man who works at an orphanage in India. Jacob is a Danish citizen who, by his own choice, hasn’t lived in Denmark for 20 years. However, his orphanage is always in desperate need of funds, and when Jørgen (Rolf Lassgård), a Danish businessman, contacts him about a large donation, he imposes a condition on Jacob: He must come to Denmark to sign their contract.
As it happens, Jacob’s arrival in Denmark coincides with the wedding of Jørgen’s daughter, and Jacob is invited to join the festivities. There, Jacob discovers that the mother of the bride (his benefactor’s wife) is in fact the love of his youth, Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen).
The wedding becomes a landmark meeting of the past and the future and puts Jacob in the dilemma of his life.
Oscar-nominated, multi-award winning
After the Wedding Dir. Susanne Bier
- Denmark/Sweden/UK/Norway
- 122 mins
- 2006
- Drama
- Colour
16:00 Mon 25 Nov 2013 Set Theatre €5 Buy Tickets
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17:00 Fri 29 Nov 2013 Set Theatre €8/€7 Buy Tickets
The Bottom Line:
If you like your dramas rich, emotional, intimate and thought-provoking, you’ll enjoy this. Bier went on to win an Oscar with her follow-up to this film, In a Better World, but we would argue this is every bit as accomplished and hard-hitting.
