I Can't Think Straight (2008)

Directed by

Shamim Sarif

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 333 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a traditional Jordanian family in London is about to marry a man. She meets a British Indian woman and they start a romantic relationship.

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What happens

I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 British romantic drama film directed by Shamim Sarif. Based on Sarif's 2008 novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding when a turn of events causes her to have an affair, and subsequently fall in love, with another woman, Leyla, a British Indian. The film stars Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth. I Can't Think Straight was produced by Enlightenment Productions and distributed in the United States by Regent Releasing and Here! Films. It was released in different regions between 2008 and 2009. The DVD was released on 4 May 2009. The lead actresses, Ray and Sheth, also starred in Sarif's 2007 lesbian-themed historical drama film The World Unseen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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