Director:
Shamim Sarif
Run Time: 82 minutes
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Year: 2008
Shamim Sarif
Run Time: 82 minutes
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Year: 2008
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I Can't Think Straight
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I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT is a beautiful film that transports us to an upper-crust world of closeted lesbianism and newfound love. Carefree Tala is a Palestinian Christian living in London. Fabulously wealthy, her family is trying desperately to get her married. And, despite a series of broken engagements, she will soon wed. Still, her biggest problem seems to be that she’s secretly attracted to women. In fact, Tala has her eye on Leyla, a shy British Muslim of Indian descent who, to her own family’s delight, is also engaged. Despite their growing passion for each other, the women’s families and their intolerant backgrounds keep coming between them. Initially withdrawn and bookish, Leyla is brought out of her shell by the independent-minded Tala. Ironically, it is Leyla who first comes out of the closet, which Tala is not yet ready to do. As Tala’s wedding day approaches and the pressure on her mounts, it gets harder for her to keep her secret. Writer-director Shamim Sarif has fashioned a gentle film with universal themes that also confronts ethnic attitudes toward homosexuality. It’s a romantic comedy with an erotic twist. – B.B.
This film is made possible through the generous support of CONNIE SARVAY.
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| Sidebars | 10% Cinema |
| Producer | Hanan Kattan |
| Screenplay | Kelly Moss, Shamim Sarif |
| Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
| Editing | David Martin |
| Music | Raiomond Mirza |
| Principal Cast | Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Antonia Frering, Dalip Tahil, Nina Wadia |
| Director Bio | Shamim Sarif was born in the UK and is of South African and Indian descent. She began her directing studies at Raindance in London. She is an equally successful novelist, screenwriter, and director. Her novel, which she then turned into a film, "The World Unseen" won many awards. |
| Select Filmography | "The World Unseen" (2007), I CAN’T THINK STRAIGHT (2008) |
| Print Source |
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