After the Wedding (2007): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
After the Wedding is a 2007 drama directed by Susanne Bier, starring Rolf Lassgård, Mads Mikkelsen and Sidse Babett Knudsen. It runs 2 hours and earned $11.6 million worldwide. It was nominated for 1 Oscar. Critics gave it 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Susanne Bier
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- IFC Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is After the Wedding About?
The premise of After the Wedding without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Traveling from India to New York to secure funding for her orphanage, Isabel receives an unexpected wedding invitation. This event forces her to confront a complicated past and unravel a web of family secrets. As she navigates the celebrations, long-held mysteries emerge, challenging her understanding of her own identity and the lives of those closest to her, leading to surprising revelations about her origins.
After the Wedding Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- twin brothers
- real twins playing twins
- ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship
- co written by director
- man and woman in a bathtub
- scene during opening credits
- birthday dinner
- hairy chested male
- emotional breakdown
- person thought dead is alive
- biological daughter meets biological father
- online gambling
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- business contract
- paternity revealed
- dying man
- marital infidelity
- newlywed couple
- nude female painting
- wife catches husband having sex
- brief male full rear nudity
- female topless nudity
- interrupted sex
- prescription pills
- lovers' reunion
- title directed and cowritten by female
- title directed by female
- bare chested male
- female director
- female filmmaker
- wedding
- orphanage
- speech
- businessman
- denmark
- secret
- child
- bombay
- wedding ceremony
- twin
- school
- money
- copenhagen denmark
- f rated
- subjective camera
- character's point of view camera shot
- wedding banquet
- audio cassette
- ritual
- video cassette
- ulterior motive
After the Wedding Cast
Rolf Lassgård leads the cast, with Mads Mikkelsen and Sidse Babett Knudsen. Directed by Susanne Bier.
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Director Susanne Bier
More from Susanne Bier
More films directed by Susanne Bier, best-rated first: Open Hearts, Brothers, In a Better World and Things We Lost in the Fire.
After the Wedding Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave After the Wedding 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic.
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Rotten Tomatoes 87% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 87%
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Metacritic 78 Metascore
User score 7.3
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TMDB 71% User score
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After the Wedding Plot Summary
What happens in After the Wedding from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jacob Petersen is a dedicated manager of an Indian orphanage, where he works tirelessly alongside a small staff to ensure the well-being of the children, especially a young boy named Pramod, whom he has cared for since birth. Unfortunately, the orphanage faces immense challenges, teetering on the brink of collapse for the past eight years and struggling with potential bankruptcy. A glimmer of hope appears when a Danish corporation expresses interest in providing a sizable donation, contingent on Jacob returning to Denmark to meet the CEO, Jörgen Hansson.
Full summary
The whole story of After the Wedding, scene by scene
After the Wedding Box Office
After the Wedding grossed $11.6 million worldwide. $1.5 million came from the US and Canada and $10.1 million (87%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$11.6M
- US & Canada
- $1.5M
- International
- $10.1M
After the Wedding Awards & Nominations
After the Wedding was nominated for 1 Oscar.
1 nomination1 ceremony
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Oscars 2007 1 nomination- Nominated Foreign Language Film
After the Wedding Trailers & Videos
The trailer of After the Wedding.
How Well Do You Know After the Wedding?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What is Jacob Petersen's role at the orphanage?
Cars in After the Wedding
10 cars on screen, including the 1986 Volvo 240 and the 1974 BMW 2002.
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1974 BMW 2002 Minor role -
2006 Buick Lucerne Minor role -
1988 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Minor role
After the Wedding Also Known As
22 alternative titles, including “Efter bröllopet” and “Después de la boda”.
- Also known as
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- Efter bröllopet
- Después de la boda
- Efter Brylluppet
- 애프터 더 웨딩
- Esküvő után
- Nach der Hochzeit
- Häiden jälkeen
- Po svatbě
- Dopo il matrimonio
- אחרי החתונה
- После свадьбы
- Tuż po Weselu
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- Μετά το Γάμο
- Düğünden Sonra
- 애프터 웨딩
- След сватбата
- Depois do Casamento
- Po vestuvių
- 婚礼之后
- 婚禮之後
- アフター・ウェディング
- Після весілля
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After the Wedding FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of After the Wedding, each answered in a sentence.
How long is After the Wedding?
After the Wedding runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was After the Wedding released?
After the Wedding was released on March 30, 2007.
Who directed After the Wedding?
After the Wedding was directed by Susanne Bier.
More films by Susanne Bier Who is in the cast of After the Wedding?
After the Wedding stars Rolf Lassgård, Mads Mikkelsen and Sidse Babett Knudsen.
How much did After the Wedding make at the box office?
After the Wedding grossed $11.6 million worldwide ($1.5 million domestic, $10.1 million international).
How is After the Wedding rated?
After the Wedding has 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic and 71% on TMDB.
Was After the Wedding nominated for any awards?
After the Wedding received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.
Does After the Wedding have a post-credit scene?
No. After the Wedding has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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