''The Honeymoon'' is a 2022
romantic comedy
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film written and directed by
Dean Craig. It stars
Maria Bakalova
Maria Valcheva Bakalova ( ; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Maria Bakalova, various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Award, ...
and
Pico Alexander
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla (born June 3, 1991), known professionally as Pico Alexander, is an American actor.
Early life and education
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla was born in New York City and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. His parents, Magdalena De ...
as a newly married couple whose honeymoon in
Venice
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is derailed by the groom's needy best friend Bav (
Asim Chaudhry
Asim Chaudhry (born 24 November 1986) is a British comedian, writer, director, rapper and actor best known for playing Chabud "Chabuddy G" Gul in the BBC mockumentary series '' People Just Do Nothing'', which he co-created. For this role, he wo ...
).
Lucas Bravo
Lucas Nicolas Bravo (born 26 March 1988) is a French actor. He is best known for starring in the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Emily in Paris'' (2020–present). He is also known for his film roles in the comedy-drama '' Mrs. Harris Goes to Pa ...
stars as an Italian gangster.
''The Honeymoon'' received a
limited release
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in the United States on 16 December 2022, and was
simultaneously available digitally and
on-demand
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. In the United Kingdom and other European countries, it was released on
Amazon Prime Video
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.
Synopsis
Adam whisks his new bride Sarah to
Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
, Italy, for a honeymoon. However, he brings best friend Bav along for the ride, who causes one gross-out disaster after another. When charming gangster Giorgio falls for Sarah, he gets rid of Adam and Bav by sending them across the border on a drug-dealing mission.
Cast
*
Maria Bakalova
Maria Valcheva Bakalova ( ; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Maria Bakalova, various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Award, ...
as Sarah
*
Asim Chaudhry
Asim Chaudhry (born 24 November 1986) is a British comedian, writer, director, rapper and actor best known for playing Chabud "Chabuddy G" Gul in the BBC mockumentary series '' People Just Do Nothing'', which he co-created. For this role, he wo ...
as Bav
*
Pico Alexander
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla (born June 3, 1991), known professionally as Pico Alexander, is an American actor.
Early life and education
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla was born in New York City and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. His parents, Magdalena De ...
as Adam
** Flynn Allen as 18-year-old Adam
*
Lucas Bravo
Lucas Nicolas Bravo (born 26 March 1988) is a French actor. He is best known for starring in the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Emily in Paris'' (2020–present). He is also known for his film roles in the comedy-drama '' Mrs. Harris Goes to Pa ...
as Giorgio
* Marco Valerio Montesano as Rico
* Michele Enrico Montesano as Luigi
* Kai Portman as Lucas
*
Myha'la Herrold as Herself
Production
In August 2021, it was announced
Maria Bakalova
Maria Valcheva Bakalova ( ; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Maria Bakalova, various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Award, ...
,
Pico Alexander
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla (born June 3, 1991), known professionally as Pico Alexander, is an American actor.
Early life and education
Alexander Lukasz Jogalla was born in New York City and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. His parents, Magdalena De ...
,
Asim Chaudhry
Asim Chaudhry (born 24 November 1986) is a British comedian, writer, director, rapper and actor best known for playing Chabud "Chabuddy G" Gul in the BBC mockumentary series '' People Just Do Nothing'', which he co-created. For this role, he wo ...
and
Lucas Bravo
Lucas Nicolas Bravo (born 26 March 1988) is a French actor. He is best known for starring in the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Emily in Paris'' (2020–present). He is also known for his film roles in the comedy-drama '' Mrs. Harris Goes to Pa ...
had joined the cast of the film, with
Dean Craig directing from a screenplay he wrote. Bakalova also co-produced the film.
Principal photography
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began in
Venice
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and
Rome
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in August 2021, and concluded on 14 October 2021.
Release
In July 2022, it was announced that
Amazon Studios
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had acquired the distribution rights in the United Kingdom and selected European countries, with Grindstone Entertainment Group locking them down for the U.S. and Canada, while Notorious Pictures would distribute the film in Italy and Spain.
The film received a
limited release
__FORCETOC__
Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the Unite ...
in the United States on 16 December 2022, as well as simultaneous digital and
on-demand
On-demand or on demand may refer to:
Manufacturing
* Build-on-demand
* Just-in-time manufacturing, a methodology for production
* Print on demand, printing technology and business process in which new copies of a document are not printed until an ...
releases. In the United Kingdom, ''The Honeymoon'' was released on 29 December 2022 on
Amazon Prime Video
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.
Amazon Studios
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also handled the film's release in Germany, Belgium, France,
Scandinavia
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and
Eastern Europe
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.
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released the film on
Blu-ray
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on 24 January 2023.
References
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2022 films
British romantic comedy films
Italian romantic comedy films
Films about honeymoons
Films about marriage
Films about the illegal drug trade
Films produced by Guglielmo Marchetti
Films set in Venice
Films shot in Venice
Films shot in Rome
2020s English-language films
2020s British films
2020s Italian films
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