I Can’t Think Straight

Director: Shamin Sarif
Cast:Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Amber Revah
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2008

In a traditional Middle Eastern family, Tala is about to get married. But in London she meets Leyla, who is dating Tala's best friend Ali. Tala sees something unique in the artless, clumsy, sensitive Leyla who secretly works to become a writer. And Tala's forthright challenges to Leyla's beliefs begins a journey of self-awareness for Leyla. As the two women fall in love, Tala's own sense of duty and cultural restraint cause her to pull away from Leyla and fly back to Jordan. As the wedding day approaches, the pressure mounts until Tala cracks. Back in London, Leyla is heartbroken but learns to break free of her own self-doubt, ditching Ali and being honest with her parents about her sexuality. When Ali and Leyla's feisty sister Zara help throw Tala and Leyla together again, Tala finds that her own preconceptions of what love can be is the final hurdle she must jump to win Leyla back.

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