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When Rana's visa application is denied, she faces the reality of returning home to Iran. That is, until Adam -- her wealthy boss's son and her summer fling -- proposes a green card wedding. Wrestling with the implications of his offer, Rana enlists help from a questionable shaman, Adam's pure-hearted mom, and most importantly her two Iranian best friends Nadia and Setareh, who arrive on Cape Cod for a wedding weekend full of opinions, chaos, and drama with their own American boyfriends. Just as total disaster approaches, the three women come together in a transformative moment of acceptance, growth, and coming of age -- evolving this weekend into one that will change them all forever.

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Sean Boelman FandomWire 5h
7/10
Although it is, for the most part, much ‌the same that we have seen from the romantic comedy genre in the past decade, this story is told with a different (and, importantly, authentic) enough perspective to be memorable. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lauren Noll

Director

Medalion Rahimi

Actor

Logan Miller

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Layla Mohammadi

Actor

Dalia Rooni

Actor

Richie Moriarty

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Synopsis When Rana's visa application is denied, she faces the reality of returning home to Iran. That is, until Adam -- her wealthy boss's son and her summer fling -- proposes a green card wedding. Wrestling with the implications of his offer, Rana enlists help from a questionable shaman, Adam's pure-hearted mom, and most importantly her two Iranian best friends Nadia and Setareh, who arrive on Cape Cod for a wedding weekend full of opinions, chaos, and drama with their own American boyfriends. Just as total disaster approaches, the three women come together in a transformative moment of acceptance, growth, and coming of age -- evolving this weekend into one that will change them all forever.
Director
Lauren Noll
Producer
Dalia Rooni, Lauren Noll, Medalion Rahimi, Zein Khleif, Emily Reach White
Screenwriter
Dalia Rooni
Production Co
Studio 15
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m