Film
I Can't Think Straight
United Kingdom- Age rating
- 14A
- Director
- Shamim Sarif
- Year
- 2008
Two cultures. Two women. One love.
Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.
Top cast
Lisa Ray
Tala
Sheetal Sheth
Leyla
Antonia Frering
Reema
Dalip Tahil
Omar
Nina Wadia
Housekeeper
Siddiqua Akhtar
Maya
Amber Rose Revah
Yasmin
Ernest Ignatius
Sam
Anya Lahiri
Lamia
Kimberly Jaraj
Zina
Sam Vincenti
Kareem
Rez Kempton
Ali
Darwin Shaw
Hani (as Daud Shah)
George Tardios
Uncle Ramzi
Ishwar Maharaj
Sami
Gabrielle Amies
Aunty Ramzi
Jessica Allsop
Jennifer
Directed by
Shamim Sarif
Written by
Kelly Moss , Shamim Sarif
Produced by
Hanan Kattan
