The Garland

"These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.

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Katy Mirza

Nadira

Ishaq Bux

Amina's father

Sahab Qizilbash

Amina's mother

Frank Olegario

Wedding lawyer

Paul Anil

Huq's assistant

Ranjit Nakara

Huq's assistant

Sneh Gupta

Fatima

Charu Bala Chokshi

Lawyer's wife

Terry Molloy

Clarence

Moti Makan

Raji's friends

Paul Satvendar

Raji's friends

Andrew Schofield

Skinhead leader

Dev Sagoo

Community worker

Adrian Bracken

Policeman

John Cashmore

Policeman

Directing

Horace Ové

Director

Production

Peter Ansorge

Producer

Writing

Horace Ové

Writer