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Synopsis: Alim is an Indo-Canadian man currently living in London, England, the move in order to get away from what he feels is his repressive life in Toronto under the watchful and critical eye of his widowed mother, Nuru. For Nuru and her equally competitive sister Dolly, the perfect public Muslim persona is the most important thing in life. Back in London, Alim is free to live openly as a homosexual, of which his mother is not aware. He is in a loving relationship with his live-in British boyfriend, Giles. To navigate through his complicated life, Alim uses the spirit of 'Cary Grant' as his confidante and advisor. Feeling like her life is missing a daughter-in-law as Dolly prepares for her son's "perfect" wedding, Nuru decides to reconnect with Alim in London. Not yet ready to tell his mother of either Giles or his homosexual orientation, Alim, with Giles' support, hides any aspect of this fact for Nuru's visit. But as Giles is tested one turn after another during Nuru's visit, both Alim and
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ian Iqbal Rashid
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
R
Year:
2004
91 min
$188,206
Website
160 Views


the surgeon, think?

Alim may be a lucky so-and-so,

but he shouldn't push his luck.

Not a surgeon, Sheru,

an economist.

But Nina's still a dentist.

An economist for UNICEF.

It's not a she, it's a he.

His name is Giles. And this is him.

Hello.

And Giles also

is a lucky so-and-so.

Oh, God.

How about we make some

mango-pickle sandwiches...

...when we get home.

Cary...

...remember in The Bishop's Wife...

...you told David Niven

an angel only leaves...

...when he's not needed anymore?

- Yes.

It was a brilliant plot device,

because it was Loretta Young who...

Oh, but, Alim, you do need me.

You can't get along without me.

I made you what you are today.

I made you.

You can't go now. You're my sister.

Nuru, please.

Think what everyone will say if you

leave now. How does it look?

It looks beautiful, Dolly.

Just like you wanted.

But the flowers will brown

and the ice sculptures will melt.

And then what?

What, you think real life is easy?

Is pleasant?

Well, I've got news for you.

It's terrifying.

Terrible things happen.

Loss and pain and shame.

Terrible things.

Loss and pain and shame.

I know. I remember.

But what if you make a mess

of things?

- What if...?

- I will.

But it's my only life, Cary.

And I need it to be mine.

Well, this is all a bit...

I don't know how I'll survive

without you, Alim.

I envy you.

Live every moment of it.

Live it for me.

No more tears.

Be happy, my little samosa.

Be happy.

Now, Giles, this is your place too.

Make yourself at home completely.

- Clean my kitchen if you want.

- Thank you.

Ma, that's an expression

that doesn't hold up...

...outside our family.

- Really?

Alim said there was something wrong

with the toilet.

No, it's working all right.

I must have got it wrong.

All this drama at the wedding.

Alim told me.

As Mr. George Bernard Shaw

once said...

Or was it Mr. Gulbinder Shah

in apartment 1412?

I can never remember.

They're both so witty.

"For the mismatched,

marriage is a three-ring circus.

The engagement ring,

the wedding ring and the suffering."

Well, I'll just go finish

the sandwiches.

- Let me help you.

- No, no. Not necessary.

I'm a very good cook.

My dumplings are legendary.

Well, all right.

You butter while I pickle.

Hey. Come on.

Giles, there's something

we should talk about.

Yes.

There's been another man.

I know.

You know?

Of course I know. I was there.

Yeah, I guess you were.

Look, if it's okay with you, I'd just like

to put it behind us and move on.

- Fresh start.

- That would be great.

Let's just forget about it,

all right?

Well, not forget completely.

He's been useful to us.

And it was fun sometimes.

- Yeah.

- And he was so handsome.

You never met him.

But you did see him on the telly.

At the Olympics.

Him.

- Yeah.

- Alim...

...are we on the same wavelength?

We are now.

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Ian Iqbal Rashid

Ian Iqbal Rashid (born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) is a poet, screenwriter and filmmaker known in particular for his volumes of poetry, for the BBC TV series This Life and the feature films Touch of Pink and How She Move. His current projects include creating television series in many genres for international markets. In the U.S., Rashid is currently developing a police procedural television series for Lionsgate Television and Showtime Network. He is also creating a historical miniseries set in East Africa for Sonar Entertainment. In Canada, he is developing a medical drama series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. And in the UK, he is writing a romantic comedy series for ITV. Of Indian ancestry, Rashid's family lived in colonial and post-colonial East Africa for generations. In his early childhood, his family was forced to leave Tanzania. After failing to secure asylum in the UK and US, they settled in Canada. Rashid began his career as an arts journalist and critic and events programmer, particularly focussed on South Asian diasporic, Muslim and LGBTQ cultural work. In the late 1980s, Rashid was a regular contributor to the Canadian LGBT magazine Rites, and the cultural journals "Fuse" and "TSAR". He published the poetry collection Black Markets, White Boyfriends and Other Acts of Elision, and made the short documentary film Bolo Bolo!. The film, part of an HIV/AIDS educational series called The AIDS Cable Project, resulted in the series being pulled from Rogers Television after complaints about sexually suggestive content, though it had a long and healthy life at film festivals.In the early 1990s, Rashid returned to London, Britain, where he lives today with his partner, the writer and curator Peter Ride. Touch of Pink, his first feature film, spent 12 years in development. In 2003, he finally had the chance to direct the project as a Canada-UK co-production. It premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim, a bidding war, and eventually, a sale to Sony Picture Classics. How She Move received a similar reception at Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Rashid in 2007, the film is set in the world of step dancing. It was nominated for a Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and purchased by Paramount Vantage. The film opened to great reviews and strong box office: another indie success story to emerge from Sundance. Self-taught as a film-maker, Rashid began his career in the late 1990s, working as a writer in UK television. His credits include the soap, London Bridge (Carlton Television for ITV), and the cult hit BBC2 series This Life for which he received the Writer's Guild of England award. Rashid has written two award-winning short films, Surviving Sabu (1999, Arts Council of England) and Stag (2001, BBC Films). He wrote and read his short story "Muscular Bridges" for BBC Radio 4's HMS Windrush Anniversary. For BBC's Woman's Hour Programme, Rashid wrote and directed Leaving Normal, a comedy serial about gay adoption starring Imelda Staunton and Meera Syal.Rashid has written three award-winning books of poetry. The most recent is The Heat of Yesterday. His poems "Another Country", "Could Have Danced All Night", "Hot Property" and "Early Dinner, Weekend Away" appear in John Barton and Billeh Nickerson's 2007 anthology Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets.He has also curated film programmes and exhibitions for venues such as the National Film Theatre, the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Experimenta. He was the founder and first director of Desh Pardesh, Canada's first arts festival focusing on diasporic South Asian arts and culture. Amongst many awards and festival prizes, Rashid has received the Aga Khan Award for Excellence in the Arts. Ian was selected as one of 2010's Breakthrough Brits on the prestigious UK Film Council (BFI) programme. more…

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