Production Company(ies)
Road Movies Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some language and a scene of sexuality
 
Year of Release
2007
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Stine Fischer Christensen, Christian Tafdrup, Mona Malm, directed by Susanne Bier, written by Anders Thomas Jensen, drama, $1.5M box office, reviewed by Joumane Chahine, Josh Rosenblatt, Roger Moore, Jonathan F Richards, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Robert Denerstein, Debbie Lynn Elias, Harvey S Karten, Heather Huntington, Jean-François Vandeuren, Enrique Buchichio, Peter Calder, emotional, melodramatic, India, Denmark, street children, orphanage, businessman, wedding, dilemma, tragedy, Northern European restraint, Ingmar Bergman, human drama, mature, festival program, Dolby SRD, rated R, some language, a scene of sexuality, Sisse Graum Jørgensen produced
 

Cast & Crew

Mads Mikkelsen

Jacob

Rolf Lassgård

Jørgen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Jacob

Jørgen

Helene

Anna

Christian

Mads Mikkelsen – Jacob
Rolf Lassgård – Jørgen
Sidse Babett Knudsen – Helene
Stine Fischer Christensen – Anna
Christian Tafdrup – Christian
Mona Malm – Farmor (Grandmother)
Susanne Bier – Director
Sisse Graum Jørgensen – Producer
Anders Thomas Jensen – Writer

 

Susanne Bier

Anders Thomas Jensen

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Susanne Bier
 
Writer(s)
Anders Thomas Jensen
 
Producer(s)
Sisse Graum Jørgensen

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
9 wins & 17 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Joumane Chahine

Josh Rosenblatt

Roger Moore

Jonathan F. Richards

Eleanor Ringel Cater

Film Comment Magazine

Austin Chronicle

Orlando Sentinel

Film.com

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

AFTER THE WEDDING
 All Critics (105) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (92) | Rotten (13)
 There’s nothing quite as devastating as tragedy treated with sharp and precise Northern European restraint.
 
 November 19, 2013
 
 Joumane Chahine
 Film Comment Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Bier [is] the latest in a long line of filmmakers who have mastered the art of making movies about people we can all thank God we’re not.
 
 June 2, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Josh Rosenblatt
 Austin Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 Lovely, dense and surprising.
 
 May 31, 2007 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Roger Moore
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 One of the more interesting themes of this movie is the question of which is more important to a cause, the man or the money.
 
 May 28, 2007
 
 Jonathan F. Richards
 Film.com
 TOP CRITIC
 Yes, they throw more than rice at this Wedding, but it’s all in service of an astutely observed and sometimes shattering human drama.
 
 May 10, 2007 | Rating: B+
 
 Eleanor Ringel Cater
 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 TOP CRITIC
 Bier’s not timid about tossing any number of volatile ingredients into an already-simmering pot.
 
 May 4, 2007 | Rating: B
 
 Robert Denerstein
 Denver Rocky Mountain News
 TOP CRITIC
 Reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman with its substantive style, AFTER THE WEDDING provides a focused perspective of life.
 
 November 6, 2019
 
 Debbie Lynn Elias
 Behind The Lens
 Takes aim at the rich one percent though the movie is not as entertaining as the Danish version.
 
 August 4, 2019 | Rating: B-
 
 Harvey S. Karten
 Shockya.com
 As a critic, I don’t always have the luxury of choosing everything I see. And a lucky thing, too, because director Susanne Bier’s After the Wedding is making a strong argument that my instincts about Danish cinema are wrong wrong wrong.
 
 August 21, 2008 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Heather Huntington
 ReelzChannel.com
 Une oeuvre aussi sincère que les intentions de ses protagonistes qui épate par l’efficacité d’une mise en scènes dont les rouages se veulent entièrement au service du discours
 
 August 20, 2008 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Jean-François Vandeuren
 Panorama
 Un buen ejemplo de cómo se puede hacer una película madura y atrapante con el mismo argumento base de una telenovela mexicana.
 
 March 19, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Enrique Buchichio
 Uruguay Total
 A top-notch piece of work by a director whose richly authentic dramas are regular inclusions in festival programmes.
 
 January 25, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Peter Calder
 New Zealand Herald…

 

Plot
Jacob Pederson lives in shanty surroundings in Bombay, India, and assists in the running of Anand Orphanage and School. He had attempted a number of projects to assist orphans, including child prostitutes – all quite in vain. He has adopted a young male orphan, Pramod, and takes special care of him. With growing pressure on the facilities, which is on the verge bankruptcy, the orphanage receives an offer of funding from wealthy Danish citizen, Jörgen, which may put an end to its problems. In order to obtain the money, Jacob must travel to Copenhagen, meet with Jörgen, get financial assistance, and be back to celebrate Pramod’s 8th birthday. He sets forth, is received by Christian Refner, an employee and future son-in-law of Jörgen. Jacob is shown all possible courtesy and even housed in a posh apartment. He subsequently meets with Jörgen, shows him video-tapes and submits that a few Kroner could really save several lives which would otherwise succumb to minor illnesses and infections. Jorgen views the videos, but does not display much interest. He invites Jacob to attend his daughter’s wedding. Jacob does attend the ceremony, is introduced to Helene, Jorgen’s wife; the bride, Anna; and Jorgen’s twins – Martin and Morten. After the wedding ceremony, Christian makes a speech. Quite unconventionally, Anna also decides to make a speech – it is this speech that will shatter Jacob’s world, slowly make him realize that this invitation to Copenhagen was a ploy to not only ensnare him but also prevent him from returning to India.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about After the Wedding.
 

 
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