The Garland

"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.

Director: Horace Ové

Cast: Tariq Yunus, Patricia Garwood, Lyndam Gregory, Albert Moses, Katy Mirza, Shreela Ghosh, Ishaq Bux, Sahab Qizilbash

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