Director: Kristin Scott Thomas
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham, Kristin Scott Thomas, Freida Pinto
My Mother's Wedding is a 2025 British-American drama film directed by Kristin Scott Thomas, featuring Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham as three adult sisters navigating old wounds, complicated loyalties, and the surprising turns that family celebrations can take.
What is My Mother's Wedding about?
When their twice-widowed mother announces she is getting married for the third time, three grown sisters grudgingly make their way back to the family home. Each arrives carrying her own baggage — resentments that never fully healed, secrets that were never properly aired, and expectations of a weekend that will be anything but simple. The wedding itself becomes a pressure cooker: uninvited faces appear, old alliances shift, and conversations that have been avoided for years can no longer be postponed. The film traces how a single celebratory occasion forces four women to look honestly at who they have become and what they still owe each other.
Cast & crew
Kristin Scott Thomas both directs and appears on screen, lending the film an insider's feel for the dynamics between women of different generations. Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham form the trio of sisters, each carving out a distinct register — guarded, impulsive, resigned — without upstaging the ensemble. Freida Pinto, Mark Stanley, Joshua McGuire, and Samson Kayo round out a cast that keeps the wedding-guest scenes lively.
Context & significance
Family reunion stories travel well across cultures, and My Mother's Wedding speaks a language that Persian-speaking diaspora viewers know intimately: the adult child who has moved far from home, the parent whose choices remain hard to fully accept, and the family gathering that rips open every carefully maintained civility. For Iranian audiences living outside Iran, the film's central tension — loyalty to a parent's happiness versus the weight of a complicated shared past — echoes experiences common to the diaspora generation. The film is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, so you can choose whichever mode suits you best.
Where & how to watch
My Mother's Wedding is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on your browser, smart TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.