Young gym teacher JURGEN is marrying his attractive colleague SIBEL. But their families aren’t all that enthusiastic about the wedding. Jurgen’s mother MARIE-JEANNE is skeptical about her son’s all too brief whirlwind affair while Sibel’s brother KEMAL is aghast at his parents’ permission for the match. And Jurgen and Sibel come to understand that they’re not merely marrying each other: they’re marrying a whole family of strangers. Their love for each other is put to the ultimate test on what is supposed to be the happiest day of their lives …

Cast

• Sirin Zahed
• Dries De Sutter
• Burak Balci
• Cenk Aykas
• Emin Mektepli
• Dilek Diltemiz
• Anouk David
• Rudi Delhem

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Featue film
Release year: 2015
Supported by: Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), ÉÉN, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment, Belgian Tax Shelter, Telenet, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter empowered by Belfius, Centre du Cinema et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et VOO, MEDIA, Telenet, Stad Gent
Distributor: Paradiso Filmed Entertainment
Release & festivals:

Winner Best Debut - Oostende Film Festival and Ensors ; Winner Best Actress - Chelsea Film Festival ; Montréal World Film Festival ; Valladolid International Film Festival ; Cinequest ; Vlaamse Filmweek Utrecht ; Les Magrittes du Cinéma ; Baku European Film Festival