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The World Unseen
2007
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Director | Shamim Sarif |
| Studio | ENLIGHTENMENT FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 04 May 2009 |
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Writer-director Shamim Sarifâs South Africa-set period drama bears all the hallmarks of the timeworn vanity project.... read more on Time Out
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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 ... read more »
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Love in a hot climate
This is a little gem of a film, a gentle love story set against cultural taboos and the vicious apartheid of post-war South Africa. Lisa Ray & Sheetal Sheth... read more »
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Lovingly filmed
The film is a masterpiece for the quality of plot and acting for what is a low budget film.
The main actresses (Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth) give ... read more » - 945454
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The world unseen
I dont think there are many films showing Indian families in back drop of apartheid -- in that respect I didnt think the storyline was cliche.Also, the very ... read more »
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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 ...
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