The Wedding (2021 film)

The Wedding
Original titleWesele
Directed byWojciech Smarzowski
Written byWojciech Smarzowski
StarringRobert Więckiewicz
Agata Kulesza
Andrzej Chyra
Michalina Łabacz
Arkadiusz Jakubik
Mateusz Więcławek
Agata Turkot
Release date
  • 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) (Poland)
Running time
135 min
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Box office$ 2,315,496[1]

The Wedding (Polish: Wesele), also known as The Wedding Day and The Wedding Day 2, is a 2021 Polish drama film written and directed by Wojciech Smarzowski.[2][3][4] The film tells complicated relationship between Polish and Jewish neighbours in Jedwabne. It stars Robert Więckiewicz, Agata Kulesza, Andrzej Chyra, Michalina Łabacz, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Mateusz Więcławek and Agata Turkot.

The Wedding premiered at the 2021 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival winning Official Selection - Competition Award.[5][6] At the 24th Polish Film Awards, film received ten nominations, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Więckiewicz) and Best Supporting Actress (Kulesza), and won for Best Cinematography (Piotr Sobociński Jr.).[7]

  1. ^ "Wesele (2021)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "Smarzowski wraca z nowym "Weselem". Tylko nie pomylcie filmu!". rozrywka.blog. 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Award-winning Polish director takes on WWII pogrom of Jews in latest film". Notes From Poland. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  4. ^ Polska, Vogue (2021-10-15). "Demontaż atrakcji: "Wesele"". Vogue Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. ^ "Review: The Wedding Day". Cineuropa. November 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Wedding Day". poff.ee.
  7. ^ "Orły | Nominacje 24. ORŁÓW- Nagród Polskiej Akademii Filmowej". pnf.pl.