Film Night: “After the Wedding”

A film presented by the Northwest Danish Foundation.

Date: Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Time:  7 pm - 9 pm

Cost: $5 suggested donation (includes snacks, popcorn, and refreshments)

Where: NWDF Center (Woodman Bldg.), 1847 SE Clinton Street

Portland, OR 97202, (503) 452-9667

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“ After the Wedding”

Danish Drama (in English subtitles)

Rating: ???

Summary: Acclaimed director Susanne Bier returns with her most powerful film yet, the Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, AFTER THE WEDDING.  Far from home, Jacob (Casino Royale villain, Mads Mikkelsen), runs a struggling orphanage in one India’s poorest regions. Desperate to save the orphanage from closure, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen (Rolf Lassgard) a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor.  Jorgen offers Jacob a seemingly innocent invitation to attend his daughter’s wedding. What appears to be nothing more than a friendly gesture sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change their lives.  Sweeping, yet entirely intimate, AFTER THE WEDDING is a shattering portrait of a family struggling with the fragility of life and the search for connection, healing, and forgiveness.

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