The Wedding (2018 film)


The Wedding is a 2018 film directed by Sam Abbas and starring Nikohl Boosheri, Sam Abbas, Harry Aspinwall, James Penfold, and Hend Ayoub.

Cast

In August 2017, it was announced Nikohl Boosheri, Sam Abbas, Harry Aspinwall, James Penfold and Send Ayoub joined the cast of the film, with Sam Abbas directing the film from a screenplay he wrote. Neal Kumar, Casey Hartnett, Abbas, and Kyleigh Johnson would produce. The Wedding was announced during the Berlin Film Festival as the first title of ArabQ Films.

Trailer release

The trailer was released exclusively via The Hollywood Reporter August 25, 2018. Immediately HuffPost announced the film as The Queer Movie That Could Make Waves In The Middle East.

Release

The film had a secret work-in-progress screening in Egypt August, 2018. It is due for a theatrical screening across the Middle East and the U.S. in November 2018.

Reception

Following the trailer release, Raseef, an Egyptian Newspaper, wrote The film that will cause fuss in theaters.