# 168. The Wedding Banquet (Andrew Ahn, 2025)

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Podcast: [Seventh Row Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/seventh-row-podcast-1017704)
Published: 2025-04-25T04:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Alex reviews Andrew Ahn's 2025 adaptation of the 1993 film The Wedding Banquet, starring Lily Gladstone, Youn Yuh-jung, and Joan Chen (and many more). The film is about two queer couples who end up conspiring to marry one half of each couple in exchange for a green card and money for IVF treatments. Alex discusses the film's unexpected delights — including the wonderful, tender sound design and lovely blocking — and how the film thoughtfully updates (and even queers some more) Ang Lee's classic queer rom-com. **Stay updated on the best under-the-radar films that just might shift your perspective by joining the Seventh Row Newsletter: http://email.seventh-row.com **Want to join Alex and a group of movie lovers to watch and discuss a Queer African film in May 2025? Join the waitlist for Reel Ruminators: http://seventh-row.com/reel-ruminators **Want Seventh Row's ebook on Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire ? It's available at http://sciammabook.com

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