Bruce Sweeney (Canada)
With his third film, Bruce Sweeney triumphantly returns with a raw black comedy about middle-class relationship disintegration and male weakness. Almost entirely constructed of interiors, it's got leaky condos and sexual and professional jealousy - the Vancouver omitted from tourist brochures. With three couples presented as variations on the one theme, Sweeney's script is reminiscent of Your Friends and Neighbours. But unlike Neil Labute, Sweeney brings a depth and humanity to his complex characters, aided by the range of his excellent ensemble cast. The titular wedding belongs to Noah (Ben Ratner) and Zipporah (Frida Betrani), taking the plunge six months after meeting. Noah waterproofs homes, and when he moves into aspiring country-rock singer Zipporah's horse-decorated gusher, the road to ruin is set. Sweeney deftly shifts tones from humour to humiliation, as he examines what happens when incompatible people must share the same space. - MarkP.

(Thurs., Sept. 6, 8 p.m., RTH, 7:15 p.m., Uptown; Fri., Sept. 7, 2:30, Varsity)