Product: After The Wedding (Despues De La Boda) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America] (2006)
Rating: 4.0
Very Enjoyable
This subtitled movie (though the scenes in India are in English), is a very enjoyable look at the radically different lives that one man leads in India, and the Denmark he left behind. Mads Mikkelsen plays Jacob (with a 'c', it is noted) who helps run an orphanage in a desperately poor India. An offer comes in from a rich Dane, Jrgen, who is thinking of supporting the charity. Jacob promises to return in time to one of his charge's, Pramod, birthday. He reluctantly leaves his life in India helping the children, puts on a suit, boards a well-appointed plane and gets a chauffeured ride to a luxury hotel. It's as much of a culture shock as one can imagine.The rich Jrgen's life is one filled with board meetings, a mansion, wealthy friends and relatives, every one of whom could make a difference in the poverty of India. However, there is a wedding to plan, with Jrgen's daughter getting married to a young man of the firm.Several plot twists ensue that make Jacob question the purpose of his life, and which world he wants and needs to live in. It turns out his love and compassion is needed in both.Recommended.