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photo provided by Visions du Reel 2009

Nyon film festival 2009

by Jillian Hudson

“Cash and Marry” is the humorous portrayal of a man’s search for an EU (European Union) bride at all costs. Director and main character Georgiev Atanas calls upon his Bosnian friend Marko who is currently living in Vienna, Austria to help him find a bride who will give him papers to live and work in the EU.

The overall style of the film is witty and charming which keeps the tone light and easy even while discussing the serious subject of a paper or “white marriage.” This is largely thanks to the charisma of Marko and his straightforward approach to finding a suitable and willing woman to marry his friend. The camera crew follows the two men around town as they hand out fliers to potential brides until they find one who is willing to cooperate with them. There is also the underlying thread of love and the discussion of the different reasons why anybody gets married, let alone illegal immigrants.

This is a social study of the differences between the east and the west of Europe and the lengths people will go to in order to change the course of their lives, definitely worth the audience’s time.

Visions du réel, Nyon documentary film festival, web site

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