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The Wedding Plan
Why this pick
A warm, witty Jewish romantic comedy about faith, family expectations, and pursuing love on one’s own terms, with the same affectionate cultural specificity and gentle emotional stakes.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Motti Wolkenbruch is to marry a nice, Orthodox Jewish woman. Or at least, that's what his mother would like. But Motti has someone else in mind – his non-Jewish classmate Laura.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Noémie Schmidt
Laura
Joel Basman
Motti
Udo Samel
Tate
Inge Maux
Mame
Sunnyi Melles
Frau Silberzweig