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I Can't Think Straight

2008 · 82 min

Drama, Romance

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy tender, culturally specific love stories about choosing authenticity over social expectations.

Tone
romantic, warm, bittersweet
Payoff
swoon, catharsis
Pacing
steady
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
identity, forbidden love, family expectations, cultural tradition, self-acceptance
Setting
contemporary, cosmopolitan city life and tradition-bound family communities

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