The World Unseen
- Release Date
- September 9, 2007
- Director
- Shamim Sarif
- Cast
- Lisa Ray , Sheetal Sheth , Parvin Dabas , Nandana Sen , David Dennis , Grethe Fox
- Runtime
- 94
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Shamim Sarif
- Tagline
- Nothing can stop you from falling in love.
Summary
The owner of an apartheid-era Cape Town café experiences an attraction that threatens to change her life forever in director Shamim Sarif's look into a South Asian community in a divided South Africa. Amina (Sheetal Sheth) is the rebellious proprietor of the popular Location Café - a destination spot for adventurous social outlaws who resent having their lives dictated by racist laws. From the black waitress who doesn't realize her place in South African society to the older white woman who makes eyes at the handsome brown skinned bachelor, these people like to have a little fun, and the know that they can just be themselves in the Location Café. When the apartheid police come knocking and Amina's conservative Indian neighbors cast an accusing eye, the emboldened café owner always stands up for her rights. Yet despite her defiant exterior, Amina instantly turns soft when she meets the gaze of the beautiful Miriam (Lisa Ray). Despite the fact that Miriam is a married woman, she is endlessly fascinated by the free thinking Amina. Eventually, Amina works up the courage to invite Miriam along for driving lessons and both women succumb to the true power of their mutual attraction.
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