The Wedding

The Wedding

2009 · 112 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

Facing financial strain, a man organizes a fake wedding to raise money. A deeply touching Egyptian drama.

Directed by Sameh Abdel Aziz · Written by Ahmed Abdallah

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 38m together

The Wedding

The Nile Crocodiles

Both from Sameh Abdel Aziz.

More from Sameh Abdel AzizSee all →

Me & HerMe & Her · 2022
Me & Her
★ 8.32022
SeriesDrama
Within the framework of a social comedy, the series revolves around psychological problems, as Hind has a complex and hates men strongly, while Selim suffers from some hallucinations and fantasies, and they go to treatment at a psychiatrist, and they are forced to help each other to treat their psychological complexes.
Bin El SarayatBin El Sarayat · 2015
Bin El Sarayat
★ 8.02015
Series
The series depicts the effect that Cairo University has on the local neighborhood of Bin El Sarayat and its people, and how the neighborhood offers services to the university and its students.
SodfaSodfa · 2024
Sodfa
★ 8.02024
SeriesDrama
Sodfa carries a dangerous secret that she seeks to hide from everyone, but her relationship with Mahran pushes her to reveal this secret, which makes him pursue her to find out the truth.
Broken PromisesBroken Promises · 2020
Broken Promises
★ 7.02020
SeriesDrama
Ahd is a wealthy woman who's the head of the family, and she has always depended on coffee readings to predict significant and life-altering events in her personal and family lives, but she gradually learns that her own family is plotting against her.
CabareehCabareeh · 2008
Cabareeh
★ 6.72008
MovieDrama
A typical day at a nightclub at Al-Haram street is turned upside down when a terrorist decides to blow up the building. A plunge into the lives of a group of people who are drastically different but equally interesting.
Alexandria... New YorkAlexandria... New York · 2004
Alexandria... New York
★ 6.72004
MovieDrama
An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian filmmaker whose life has been shaped by a pair of disrupted love affairs, one with an American woman named Ginger, the other with America itself.
The Night of the CarnivalThe Night of the Carnival · 2015
The Night of the Carnival
★ 6.52015
MovieDrama
Spanning one day, the film takes place in a “Muled” (An Islamic saint's day celebration), following the curious and intertwined stories of a variety of different characters living nearby, working invisiting the Muled.
The Nile CrocodilesThe Nile Crocodiles · 2022
The Nile Crocodiles
★ 6.02022
MovieComedyCrime
During a Nile cruise on a boat, an unexpected swindle occurs to one of the passengers, after which comical situations follow to reveal the truth.
Horrible GrandmaHorrible Grandma · 2012
Horrible Grandma
★ 5.52012
MovieComedy
Raouf escapes of the control his grandmother Rawyah Hanim after she traveed to Germany and he movd with his grandfather Romman. After his grandfather's death, he decided to marry Manar, who he is attached to, but as his grandmother returned home and moved to live with him, life turned upside down dramatically as she tries to control his and his wife's lives.
Land of HypocrisyLand of Hypocrisy · 2018
Land of Hypocrisy
★ 5.52018
SeriesComedy
A hardworking man in a thankless job meets a mysterious doctor who sells him powerful pills that throw his life into disarray.
Abu ShanabAbu Shanab · 2016
Abu Shanab
★ 5.42016
MovieComedy
Esmat Abu Shanab (Yasmin Abdul Aziz) is a female police officer who works in an administrative position and tries in various ways to work on field assignments.
Cry of an AntCry of an Ant · 2011
Cry of an Ant
★ 5.32011
MovieDramaThriller
The role of the film as part of a comic story deals with the circumstances of life and social and economic conditions difficult, which became the Egyptian people suffering from high prices as an issue.
Roh's BeautyRoh's Beauty · 2014
Roh's Beauty
★ 5.12014
MovieDrama
Inspired by the Italian movie Malèna, it has a similar story but is less artistic and lacks a plot. With her husband out of the country. Rouh lives in Bolak El Dakror with her mother-in-law. Rouh's neighbors cause her a lot of problems since several of them desire her and want to pressure her into having an affair. As Rouh pushes back against her neighbors' lust, two of them set her up.
Lion and Four CatsLion and Four Cats · 2007
Lion and Four Cats
★ 5.02007
MovieActionComedy
Captain Shebl Dorgham is in charge of security of a large event where the famous band, “The Four Cats”, perform at a hotel. A murder occurs during the performance and “The Four Cats” are the only witnesses. To protect them, Captain Shebl hides them at his uncle’s house in Imbaba and hilarious events ensue.
Friday MarketFriday Market · 2018
Friday Market
★ 5.02018
MovieDramaComedy
Every week, the poor go to Friday market. The film revolves around the merchants in that market, their personal lives and dealing with customers
Ramadan KareemRamadan Kareem · 2017
Ramadan Kareem
★ 5.02017
SeriesDrama
Taking place during the month of Ramadan in a local neighborhood, where one of the girls tries to disavow her family and her social level. She claims that she is from a wealthy family in order to meet a young man who she falls in love with.

More Like This

House by the RiverHouse by the River · 1950
House by the River
★ 6.81950
MovieThrillerCrime
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
SiroccoSirocco · 1951
Sirocco
★ 6.01951
MovieCrimeDrama
A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.
Half Moon StreetHalf Moon Street · 1986
Half Moon Street
★ 5.01986
MovieDrama
Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she does at the office. On one of her 'dates', Lauren meets the politician Lord Bulbeck who is trying to mediate a peace accord between the Arabs and Israelis. Bulbeck falls in love with his escort, and unwittingly, Lauren becomes a pawn in some very dirty politics.
HoudiniHoudini · 1953
Houdini
★ 6.61953
MovieDramaRomance
By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.
No Highway in the SkyNo Highway in the Sky · 1951
No Highway in the Sky
★ 7.01951
MovieDramaThriller
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done · 2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
★ 6.12010
MovieCrimeDrama
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
Cloak and DaggerCloak and Dagger · 1946
Cloak and Dagger
★ 6.51946
MovieDramaThriller
Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.
RazziaRazzia · 1955
Razzia
★ 6.71955
MovieCrimeDrama
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.
ExtremitiesExtremities · 1986
Extremities
★ 6.21986
MovieThrillerDrama
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.
Black SwanBlack Swan · 2010
Black Swan
★ 7.72010
MovieDramaThriller
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Heaven's PrisonersHeaven's Prisoners · 1996
Heaven's Prisoners
★ 5.41996
MovieDramaMystery
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Police Python 357Police Python 357 · 1976
Police Python 357
★ 6.71976
MovieCrimeThriller
A methodical police inspector becomes entangled in a web of deceit after a murder investigation reveals disturbing connections to his own department. As suspicion tightens around him, he must outwit both the killer and the system to survive.
Judas KissJudas Kiss · 1998
Judas Kiss
★ 5.71998
MovieThrillerCrime
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter