''White Wedding'' is a South African

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. It tells the story of a road trip adventure embarked by a groom and his best friend as they race across

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to attend a wedding. This film was South Africa's official submission to the

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. 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

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where his best friend Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo) will drive them to

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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

Cast

Kenneth Nkosi Kenneth Nkosi (born 19 June 1973) is a South African actor and comedian. He portrayed Aap in the 2005 film ''Tsotsi'' (2005). He also appeared in the films ''White Wedding'' (2009) and ''Otelo Burning'' (2011), as well as ''Mad Buddies'' (2012 ...

as Elvis *

Rapulana Seiphemo Rapulana Seiphemo (born 4 November 1967) is a South African actor and filmmaker. He is primarily known for his role as Tau Mogale in the long-running soap opera '' Generations'' and its continuation, '' Generations: The Legacy''. Early life He ...

as Tumi * Zandile Msutwana as Ayanda *

Jodie Whittaker Jodie Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress who is best known for portraying the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' (2017–2022) and as Beth Latimer in ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017). She came to prominence ...

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

References

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* (defunct) * {{DEFAULTSORT:White Wedding (Film) 2009 films 2009 romantic comedy films South African romantic comedy films 2009 directorial debut films Afrikaans-language films English-language South African films Tswana-language films Xhosa-language films Zulu-language films 2009 multilingual films South African multilingual films