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The World Unseen (2007)

PG-13  |   |  Drama  |  3 April 2009 (UK)
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A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.

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Amina Harjan
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Omar
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Rehmat
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De Witt
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Rajesh Gopie ...
Sadru
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Roderick Priestley ...
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Ethan Sarif-Kattan ...
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A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.

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$9,031 (USA) (7 November 2008)

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$16,832 (USA) (21 November 2008)
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According to director Shamim Sarif when this film was sent for consideration to a film festival in Dubai, the DVD was mailed back to them with a note, which simply stated "the subject matter does not exist". See more »

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what a disappointment ...
3 November 2007 | by (London, UK) – See all my reviews

i saw this film at the London Film Festival ... drawn to it by the subject matter ...

but what a disappointment - the acting was at times cringe worthy ... the script was at times so obvious and telegraphed, you knew at the start of a scene where it was going ...

and there seemed to be an over-reliance on the period props - just having a nice car, is not enough to carry a scene ! the writer/director was there to take the plaudits - she said that with the film being such a small, low-budget production, she had been able to chose the music, and the main casting.

unless you have a strong interest in the subject matter, this is definitely one to avoid.
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