Touch of Pink

Touch of Pink

Playing it straight is about to get very complicated.

2004•1h 31m•6.0/10

ComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(54)

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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Production

Martin Pope Productions, Sienna Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry

Alim Jahan

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Ghost of Cary Grant

Suleka Mathew

Suleka Mathew

Nuru Jahan

Kristen Holden-Ried

Kristen Holden-Ried

Giles

Veena Sood

Veena Sood

Dolly

Brian George

Brian George

Hassan

Liisa Repo-Martell

Liisa Repo-Martell

Delia

Dean McDermott

Dean McDermott

Alisdair Keith

Linda Thorson

Linda Thorson

Giles's mother

Malika Mendez

Sherubai

Raoul Bhaneja

Raoul Bhaneja

Khaled

Andrew Gillies

Andrew Gillies

Raymond

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