‘[Lisa] Ray is particularly remarkable as a woman who is truly torn between familiar oppression and a freedom so unthinkable that it frightens her. The film’s happy ending is graceful, absent of grandiosity or too much finality. It offers genuine reassurance, convincingly suggesting that one small individual action, while not a panacea, can be the difference between hope and despair.’ Justout.comTrailer:
"The World Unseen contains not one but two of this year's steamiest screen kisses."
Cameron Bailey / Film Programmer / Toronto International Film Festival
‘The World Unseen is a touching love story… In her directorial debut, Sarif makes the transition from novel to big screen utterly seamless, depicting romantic love that
transcends its racist, sexist and homophobic surroundings.’ IndieExpress.com
A synopsis of the movie:
Free-spirited Amina has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian
community, and the new apartheid-led government, by running a café with
Jacob her 'coloured' business partner. When she meets Miriam, a young
traditional wife and mother, their unexpected attraction pushes Miriam to
question the rules that bind her. When Amina helps Miriam's sister-in-law to
hide from the police, a chain of events is set in motion that changes both
women forever.
In a system that divides white from black and women from men, what chance
is there for an unexpected love to survive?
From overcoming oppression to finding personal freedom, from the hardships
of a loveless marriage to the hesitant joy of an unexpected love affair, The
World Unseen transports the viewer to a vibrant, colourful world that is
universal in its themes.
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