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The World Unseen
Why this pick
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MOVIE2008 1h 20m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Sheetal Sheth
Leyla
Nina Wadia
Housekeeper
Ernest Ignatius
Sam
Amber Rose Revah
Yasmin
Anya Lahiri
Lamia
Darwin Shaw
Hani (as Daud Shah)
Lisa Ray
Tala