Based on the true-life meet-cute of co-writers Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, THE BIG SICK (2017) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “THE BIG SICK breathes new life into the romantic comedy with a rich bouquet of emotion – from belly laughs to broken hearts and back again. Director Michael Showalter adapts the real-life to reel-life story of co-writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon, who inject the insight of personal experience into commitment across cultural boundaries and mortal horizons. Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan glow amidst their on-screen sparks, and Holly Hunter and Ray Romano are impeccable as parents stretched thin with worry, yet embracing the complexities of love in modern day.“
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