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2009 Certificate 12
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Set in 1950s South Africa at the beginning of apartheid, free-spirited Amina has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community and the new apartheid-led government, by running a café with Jacob, her black business partner. When she meets Miriam, a young wife and mother, their unexpected attraction pushes Miriam .. Read more

Starring Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas, Nandana Sen
Director Shamim Sarif
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Romance

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The World Unseen

Set in 1950s South Africa at the beginning of apartheid, free-spirited Amina has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community and the new apartheid-led government, by running a café with Jacob, her black business partner. When she meets Miriam, a young wife and mother, their unexpected attraction pushes Miriam to question the rules that bind her to a traditional role. As Amina helps Miriam's sister-in-law to hide from the police, a chain of events is set in motion that changes both women forever.

Starring Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas, Nandana Sen, Grethe Fox, David Dennis, Bernard White, Colin Moss, Amber Rose Revah, Rajesh Gopie
Director Shamim Sarif
Studio ENLIGHTENMENT FILMS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Romance
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 04 May 2009
Production year: 2009
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of

    Writer-director Shamim Sarifs South Africa-set period drama bears all the hallmarks of the timeworn vanity project.... read more on Time Out

    • Sarah Cohen, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 13 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    Cliche pretty much sums it up

    Every few years some director re-hashes the same old tired story of Apartheid, hoping to score with some 'moving portrayal'. Once again, it's really boring and full of cliche's of Africa. Give it a rest...

      • A customer from Coleraine
      • Posted 08 May 2009 20:28

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  • 13 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    Cliche pretty much sums it up

    Every few years some director re-hashes the same old tired story of Apartheid, hoping to score with some 'moving portrayal'. Once again, it's really boring and full of cliche's of Africa. Give it a rest...

      • A customer from Coleraine
      • Posted 08 May 2009 20:28

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      Set in 1950s South Africa at the beginning of apartheid, free-spirited Amina has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community and the new apartheid-led government, by running a café with Jacob, her black business partner. When she meets Miriam, a young wife and mother, their ...