The Wedding

The Wedding

Year: 1998

Runtime: 161 mins

Language: English

Director: Charles Burnett

RomanceTV MovieDrama

Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is set to wed talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but their inter‑racial romance meets resistance from Meade’s family and Shelby’s parents, who prefer a more conventional match, escalating tensions. As Shelby wrestles with pre‑wedding doubts, charismatic Lute McNeil appears, intent on winning her love at any cost.

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