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In 1950's South Africa, apartheid is just beginning. Free-spirited Amina (Sheetal Sheth) has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian community, and the new apartheid-led government, by running a cafe with Jacob, her 'colored' business partner. When she meets Miriam (Lisa Ray), a young traditional wife and mother, their unexpected attraction pushes Miriam to question the rules that bind her. As Amina helps Miriam's sister-in-law to hide from the police, a chain of events is set in motion that changes both women forever.
In a system that divides white from black and women from men, what chance is there for an unexpected love to survive? From overcoming oppression to finding personal freedom, from the hardships of a loveless marriage to the hesitant joy of an unexpected love affair, "The World Unseen" transports the viewer to a vibrant, colorful world that is universal in its themes.
Original Release
09/09/2007
US Release
09/09/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Lisa Ray | Miriam |
Sheetal Sheth | Amina Harjan |
Parvin Dabas | Omar |
Nandana Sen | Rehmat |
David Dennis | Jacob |
Grethe Fox | Madeleine / Madeleine Smith |
Colin Moss | De Witt |
Natalie Becker | Farah |
Rajesh Gopie | Sadru |
Bernard White | Mr. Harjan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lisa Ray | Miriam |
Sheetal Sheth | Amina Harjan |
Parvin Dabas | Omar |
Nandana Sen | Rehmat |
David Dennis | Jacob |
Grethe Fox | Madeleine / Madeleine Smith |
Colin Moss | De Witt |
Natalie Becker | Farah |
Rajesh Gopie | Sadru |
Bernard White | Mr. Harjan |
Avantika Akerkar | Mrs. Harjan |
Leonie Casanova | Doris |
Roderick Priestley | Stewart |
Ethan Sarif-Kattan | Sam |
Keziah Robinson | Yasmin |
Usha Khan | Grandmother |
Scot Cooper | James Winston (as Scott Cooper) / James Winston |
Sibusiso Menziwa | Robert |
Luca Sarif-Kattan | Sadru's Son |
Saadia Saban | Sadru's Daughter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Colichman | Executive Producer |
Stephen P. Jarchow | Executive Producer |
Katherine Priestley | Executive Producer |
Lisa Tchenguiz | Executive Producer |
Daisy Allsop | Producer |
Aseem Bajaj | Producer |
Hanan Kattan | Producer |
Brigid Olen | Producer |
Carole Prentice | Producer |
Vikrant Sharma | Producer |