
Mambo Italiano(2003)
When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.


“Playing it straight is about to get very complicated.”
Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.

Jimi Mistry
Alim Jahan

Kyle MacLachlan
Ghost of Cary Grant

Suleka Mathew
Nuru Jahan

Kristen Holden-Ried
Giles

Veena Sood
Dolly

Brian George
Hassan

Liisa Repo-Martell
Delia

Dean McDermott
Alisdair Keith

Linda Thorson
Giles's mother
Malika Mendez
Sherubai
Touch of Pink is a comedy, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of coming out, london, england, toronto, canada, hallucination, man pretending to be straight, conservative. Directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid, it stars Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, Suleka Mathew. Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.
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