White Wedding is a South African romantic comedy. It tells the story of a road trip adventure embarked on 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 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 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 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." 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 Year Award Category Nominee(s) ResultRef. 2009 Macau International Movie Festival Best Director Jann Turner 2010South African Film and Television AwardsBest Actor – Feature FilmKenneth Nkosi Best Achievement in Original Music/Score – Feature FilmJoel Assaizky Best Feature Film Best Achievement in Directing – Feature FilmJann Turner Best Supporting Actress – Feature FilmZandile Msutwana Best Achievement in Script Writing – Feature Film Jann Turner Rapulana Seiphemo Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film Marcel van Heerden
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