The Best Man's Wedding

"Love, Friendships... and Penispumps?!"

2000 1h 28m SV

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6.3

MID

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56%

ROTTEN

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6.8

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 140🥫56%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 14,989

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Synopsis

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Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon. Meanwhile, Roro's best friend, Måns, has serious problems getting an erection.

“Love, Friendships... and Penispumps?!”

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Cast

Fares Fares
Roro
Torkel Petersson
Måns
Tuva Novotny
Lisa
Laleh Pourkarim
Yasmin
Leonard Terfelt
Paul
Jan Fares
Dad
Sofi Ahlström Helleday
Jenny
Benyam Eriksson
Benson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josef Fares
Writers: Josef Fares
Languages: Arabic, Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Swedish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Josef Fares, shot by Aril Wretblad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniel Lemma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fares Fares and Torkel Petersson and Tuva Novotny carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love, Friendships... and Penispumps?!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Josef Fares directs. Aril Wretblad behind the camera. Daniel Lemma scores. Michał Leszczyłowski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Arabic, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Swedish.
4Directed by Josef Fares, shot by Aril Wretblad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Daniel Lemma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fares Fares and Torkel Petersson and Tuva Novotny carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love, Friendships... and Penispumps?!".
9IMDB entry: tt0269389 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "salesclerk", "immigrant", "erection", "wedding vows".