Thanks to a distracting conceit that shatters whatever spell the hackneyed premise might cast, you may understandably give up on Ian Iqbal Rashid's feature debut long before things get interesting. Countless gay-themed comedies have proceeded from the same set-up: A traditional parent who doesn't know his or her child is gay comes for a visit, prompting the son or daughter to go to extraordinary and, hopefully, comical lengths to hide his or her true identity. Toronto-raised set photographer Alim (Jimi Mistry) was born in Kenya (his Muslim family originally hails from Pakistan) but now lives in London with his lover, Gilles (Kristen Holden-Ried). Alim left Canada in ...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
92 mins