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I Can't Think Straight is a British film of genre Drama directed by Shamim Sarif released in USA on 21 november 2008 with Lisa Ray
I Can't Think Straight (2008)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 november 2008
Length 1h20
Directed by Shamim Sarif
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Rating65%
I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 romance film adapted from a same name novel about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events causes her to have an affair and subsequently fall in love with another woman, Leyla, a British Indian. The movie is distributed by Enlightenment Productions. It was released in different theatres between 2008 and 2009. The DVD was released on 4 May 2009. The movie is directed by Shamim Sarif and stars Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth.
The two actresses star in another movie with lesbian characters, The World Unseen, released in 2008.
Synopsis
In the upper echelons of traditional Middle Eastern society, wealthy Christian Palestinians Reema and Omar prepare for the marriage of their visiting daughter Tala to Hani in Jordan. But back at work in London, Tala encounters Leyla, a young British Indian Muslim woman who is dating Tala's best friend Ali. Tala sees something unique in the artless, clumsy, sensitive Leyla who secretly works to become a writer. And Tala's forthright challenges to Leyla's beliefs begins a journey of self-awareness for Leyla. After a weekend getaway into the countryside, Tala and Leyla sleep together and the two women begin to fall in love. However, Tala's own sense of duty and cultural restraint cause her to pull away from Leyla and fly back to Jordan where the preparations for an ostentatious wedding are well under way.Actors
Lisa Ray
(Tala)
Sheetal Sheth
(Leyla)
Dalip Tahil
(Omar)
Nina Wadia
(Rani the Housekeeper)
Kimberly Jaraj
(Zina)
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