The Garland

Overview

"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.

Directed by Horace Ové

Top cast

Tariq Yunus

Raji

Patricia Garwood

Leela

L

Lyndam Gregory

Roy

Albert Moses

Huq

K

Katy Mirza

Nadira

S

Shreela Ghosh

Amina

I

Ishaq Bux

Amina's father

S

Sahab Qizilbash

Amina's mother

Frank Olegario

Wedding lawyer

P

Paul Anil

Huq's assistant

R

Ranjit Nakara

Huq's assistant

S

Sneh Gupta

Fatima

V

Veronique Choolhun

Zareen

C

Charu Bala Chokshi

Lawyer's wife

P

Patricia Gallimore

Margaret

Terry Molloy

Clarence

L

Leon Tanner

Greg

A

Anita Love

Rita

G

Gurdial Sira

Anand

M

Moti Makan

Raji's friends

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