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The Marriage (2017) is a Albanian movie. Blerta Zeqiri has directed this movie. Alban Ukaj,Adriana Matoshi,Genc Salihu,Vjosa Abazi are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2017. The Marriage (2017) is considered one of the best Drama,Romance movie in India and around the world.
Their wedding in only two weeks, Anita and Bekim are adding the final touches to their big day. Despite expecting news of Anita's parents, declared missing since the 1999 Kosovar War, and with Bekim's controlling family in turn, the couple seem to manage somehow with the preparations. But when Bekim's secret gay ex-lover, Nol, returns from abroad unexpectedly, the situation becomes complicated, especially when Bekim realizes that Nol is still in love with him. Inevitably, the wedding banquet becomes loaded with tension when the unusual love triangle starts to unravel.
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The Marriage (2017) Reviews
A terrific tangled webbed love story
Kosovar Director and Scriptwriter Blerta Zeqiri won the Black Nights Film Festival (2017) Award for Best Director and Feature Film for "The Marriage". Thus, "The Marriage" is Kosovar's official 2018 Oscar entry. Bedim (Alban Ukaj) and Anita (Adriana Satoshi) are childhood lovers soon to marry. When Bedim's male ex-lover Nol (Genc Salihu - Kosovo's #1 musician) drops back into his life, their past history soon become a tangled web for all three. Director Zeqiri manages to successfully intertwine several storylines here, that of Anita trying to figure out her fiancé's relationship with his old friend, Anita trying to find her place in life while see waits to see if her missing parents have been killed by the Serbes, and the continued struggle that many Kosovar LGBTQ citizens must endure which leads them to marry opposite sex partners in order to survive. What stands out here is that while all the main characters are struggling to identify with who they really are, as an audience, we can relate with each and want each to find what makes them full. I don't know if this type of film will find Oscar success, but you can't go wrong with the tangled love story, terrific acting and interesting relationships presented.
It is very good but wish it had more substance
I liked this movie quite a lot because it is the first LGBT movie in albanian.The settings, the colors and the soundtrack was all on point. The actors were all excellent and very unique. Even though I enjoyed it, I wish this movie portrayed emotions much more deeply. I wish this movie had a little more of a backstory on how the boys explored the feelings for each other. Bekim was left with no choice but to marry Anita. He was scared to lose his family and scared to be hated from society. The movie made him look angry and irrational. It didn't show how much he was suffering. He was obviously very torn inside. Also you could barely tell between cuts that they were showing things in retrospective. It had no impact and the tone of the movie remained the same. Anyway the movie was nice and I'd recommend it.