I Can't Think Straight

"Two cultures. Two women. One love."

2008 1h 22m EN

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7.5

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6.5

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★7.5TMDB · 336🥫18%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 9,615

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Two cultures. Two women. One love.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shamim Sarif
Writers: Shamim Sarif, Kelly Moss
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shamim Sarif, shot by Aseem Bajaj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Raiomond Mirza. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth and Antonia Frering carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two cultures. Two women. One love.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shamim Sarif directs. Aseem Bajaj behind the camera. Raiomond Mirza scores. David Martin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shamim Sarif, shot by Aseem Bajaj. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Raiomond Mirza. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth and Antonia Frering carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Two cultures. Two women. One love.".
9IMDB entry: tt0830570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.