I Can't Think Straight

2008

80 min

7.5

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama, Romance

Director

Shamim Sarif

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Lisa Ray

Sheetal Sheth

Antonia Frering

Dalip Tahil

Nina Wadia

Siddiqua Akhtar

Amber Rose Revah

Ernest Ignatius

Anya Lahiri

Kimberly Jaraj

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I Can't Think Straight

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.

  • Lisa Ray

  • Sheetal Sheth

  • Antonia Frering

  • Dalip Tahil

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