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In 1950s Cape Town, progressive and free Amina (Sheetal Sheth) co-owns a cafe with a black man named Jacob. One day, a beautiful housewife named Miriam (Lisa Ray) visits the cafe, and Amina is instantly smitten. Miriam runs a store outside of town with her husband, Omar (Parvin Dabas), and feels increasingly stifled in her conventional life. She cannot help but give in to her desire when Amina comes calling.

Drama · 2009 · 1 hr 33 min
Director Shamim Sarif

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In 1950s Cape Town, progressive and free Amina (Sheetal Sheth) co-owns a cafe with a black man named Jacob. One day, a beautiful housewife named Miriam (Lisa Ray) visits the cafe, and Amina is instantly smitten. Miriam runs a store outside of town with her husband, Omar (Parvin Dabas), and feels increasingly stifled in her conventional life. She cannot help but give in to her desire when Amina comes calling.

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Studio
The World Unseen Films Ltd
Released
2009
Run Time
1 hr 33 min
Rated
R15+
Regions of Origin
South Africa, United Kingdom
© 2008 the World Unseen Holdings Limited

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio
English (United Kingdom) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)
Subtitles
English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.