A United Kingdom
5.35 pm, Tuesday 16 May on SBS Wold Movies; available for 30 days at SBS On Demand after it airs.
PG
United Kingdom, 2016
Genre: Drama, History
Language: English
Director: Amma Asante
Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport, Terry Pheto, Laura Carmichael, Jessica Oyelowo,
What's it about?
He was an Oxford-educated African king, while she was a white Englishwoman working as a clerk at Lloyd’s of London. Now their 1948 marriage, which caused scandal in Apartheid-stricken South Africa and the British protectorate of Bechuanaland (later Botswana), is the subject of a period drama starring Britain’s David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike. Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, who in 1965 became independent Botswana’s first president. He was also kgosi (king) of the Bamangwato people, having been crowned at the age of four in 1925. Pike stars as Ruth Williams, who would go on to be the first lady of Botswana between 1966 and 1980.
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding
Streaming now at SBS On Demand
M
Italy, 2018
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: Italian
Director: Alessandro Genovesi
Starring: Diego Abatantuono, Monica Guerritore, Salvatore Esposito, Cristiano Caccamo
What's it about?
Antonio (Cristiano Caccamo) has finally found the love of his life, Paolo (Salvatore Esposito, in a very different role to his compelling portrayal of mobster Gennaro Savastano in the Italian crime series Gomorrah, ), with whom he lives happily in Berlin. Even if still not sure about their families’ reactions, they decide to get married in Italy, in the small village from where Antonio’s parents live. Tradition and modernity clash in this gentle, heartwarming film.
Italy, 2018
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: Italian
Director: Alessandro Genovesi
Starring: Diego Abatantuono, Monica Guerritore, Salvatore Esposito, Cristiano Caccamo
What's it about?
Antonio (Cristiano Caccamo) has finally found the love of his life, Paolo (Salvatore Esposito, in a very different role to his compelling portrayal of mobster Gennaro Savastano in the Italian crime series Gomorrah, ), with whom he lives happily in Berlin. Even if still not sure about their families’ reactions, they decide to get married in Italy, in the small village from where Antonio’s parents live. Tradition and modernity clash in this gentle, heartwarming film.
Maudie
PG-13
Ireland, Canada, 2017
Genre: Drama, Romance
Language: English
Director: Aisling Walsh
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Gabrielle Rose, Billy MacLellan, Zachary Bennett, Kari Matchett, David Feehan, Lawrence Barry, Marthe Bernard, Greg Malone, Nik Sexton, Brian Marler, Denise Sinnott, Mike Daly, Judy Hancock, Lisa Machin
What's it about?
The true story of the unlikely romance between reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) and his housekeeper, a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins, in an exceptional performance). Maudie, bright-eyed but afflicted with severe arthritis, yearns to be independent, and to create art. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. Maudie charts Everett’s efforts to protect himself from being hurt, and Maudie’s deep and abiding love for this difficult man.
The Beauty Inside
PG
South Korea, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Language: Korean
Director: Baik
Starring: Han Hyo-joo, Kim Dae-myung, Do Ji-han, Bae Seong-woo, Park Shin-hye, Lee Beom-soo, Park Seo-jun, Kim Sang-ho, Chun Woo-hee, Juri Ueno, Lee Jae-joon, Kim Min-jae, Lee Hyun-woo, Jo Dal-hwan, Lee Jin-wook, Seo Kang-joon, Kim Hee-won, Lee Dong-wook, Go Ah-sung, Kim Joo-hyuk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Lee Dong-hwi, Mun Suk, Lee Kyung-young, Shin Dong-mi, Gong Min-jeung
What's it about?
Woo-jin (various actors) wakes up in a different body every day, regardless of age, gender and nationality. Sometimes he's a man, a woman, old, young, or even a foreigner. He's the same person on the inside, but on the outside he's always someone new. Looking at a different face in the mirror every morning is hard for 'him' to get used to. The only constant in his life is the girl he loves, Yi-soo (Han Hyo-joo). Each time he transforms, Woo-jin must figure out how to return to his own body and reunite with Yi-soo.
The Beauty Inside is streaming at SBS On Demand from 18 May.
PLUS REAL-LIFE LOVE:
Marry Me Marry My Family
Explore the colourful and sometimes chaotic road of intercultural relationships. This original Australian documentary series showcases stories of cross-cultural weddings in Australia and the importance of family traditions and obligations leading up to a milestone moment. With different religions and cultures, these couples have a not more to navigate on their path to wedded bliss. Among the many who share their wedding journey in the series: Fijian Indian–Australian Nandi is caught between two cultures. She feels the pressure juggling her father’s wishes for an extravagant three-day Hindu wedding and her Anglo–Australian fiancé Dan’s desire for a simple Aussie wedding. Greek Australian George always thought he’d marry a Greek girl in an Orthodox Church. Things changed when he met a Malaysian–Indian doctor, Ranmeet, a Sikh who dreams of a traditional wedding in a Sikh temple. And we also hear of Pakistani Australian Muslim Hassan’s dilemma. He loves Rose, a Filipino Catholic, but his parents have already arranged his marriage to his first cousin back in Pakistan.
Seasons 1 and 2 of Marry Me Marry My Family are . (Season 2 is also available with and subtitles.)
