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[Highly rated reviewer]

A decent British film.

A teenage Bangladeshi girl has to enter an arranged marriage with a man she has never me, who lives in England, a country she has never seen.

Fast forward to some nearly 20 years or so later and, although she now has two teenage girls, she has really led a very sheltered life. However, a turn of events mean she decides to start earning some money, becomes involved with a much younger man, sees how many of her fellow Muslims react after the 9/11 atrocity and, as she becomes more independent herself, realises what true love can be.

The fact that this film works pretty well, without seeming too trite or sickly sweet is down to a good director and an excellent performance by the cast.

I say, support the British film industry when it makes something worthwhile and this film is certainly worth supporting.

Note - I have not read the Monica Ali book upon which this film is based, so I cannot say whether those that have will be disappointed by what will certainly be a simplification of the book.

Too many ads

The start of the DVD has too many ads and the menu button is disabled. I think we should boycott DVDs that do this, I pay to rent a film, not be forced to watch ads.