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April 02, 2005

2 Brothers and a Bride - 6

Originally titled A Foriegn Affair for its theatrical release, this film was written by Geert Heetebrij (who I heard speak last year, he graduated from Calvin College, in the early 90's), is part documentary and part romantic comedy. It is a funny movie that also shows what it would be like to go to russia to find a wife. The deal is this: you get a wife and she gets a green card to come to America. It asks a lot of questions about what the role of women is. As well as how people change over time through different experiences, like going to a different country. The film is based on the writer's and director's own experience documenting a real company called A Foriegn Affair (www.loveme.com). They then created some mama's boys to be the ones to go on this tour looking for a wife to clean and cook for the both of them. What they find out is that the two brothers are different and they need to find out how to live on their own. It is a short movie, 80 minutes, but it is an interesting and challenging story and they do it well.

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