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- BFI identifier684902
- Date2008 (Copyright)
2009-04-03 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, South Africa
- Production company
- SynopsisSet in and around Pretoria, South Africa during the apartheid era, during the 1950's. Against the background of laws such as the Group Areas Act and the Immorality Act, unfolds the story of an unusual love between two Indian women who are very different from each other. Amina is emancipated and free- willed, whilst Miriam is a traditional wife and mother. (Synopsis)
- Work historySome festival screenings in 2007 (e.g. Toronto Film Festival, London Film Festival). Film subsequently re-edited and re-scored.
- Genre
- CreditsDirected by: Shamim Sarif
©: The World Unseen Holdings Limited
Production Company: Enlightenment Productions
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Title
The World Unseen (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/C554-3A3E-3018-2D9D-5665-BCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
- Collections
- Posters / Designs
- ArticlesScreen Africa February 2009 - InterviewSight and Sound v19 n5 May 2009 - Credits, Review, SynopsisLondon Film Festival Catalogue v51st 2007 - Credits, NoteScreen Africa July 2007 - Credits, Prod. ReportScreen Africa March 2003 - Prod. Reportview all
- The World Unseen
Work - 684902 - 2008 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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