The World Unseen
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The World Unseen

(2007)Directed by Shamim Sarif94 minRomance, Drama
“Nothing can stop you from falling in love”

In 1950s Cape Town, as apartheid hardens into law, Amina Harjan (Sheetal Sheth) runs a small café with her husband Omar (Parvin Dabas) and keeps to the life expected of her. Shamim Sarif, adapting her own novel, brings in Miriam (Lisa Ray), a woman who lives by no one's rules but her own. Amina has never had a reason to look past what her world allows, and now she does.

Lisa Rayas Miriam
Sheetal Shethas Amina Harjan
Nandana Senas Rehmat
Grethe Foxas Madeleine Smith
David Dennisas Jacob
Colin Mossas De Witt
Bernard Whiteas Mr. Harjan
Rajesh Gopieas Sadru
Avantika Akerkaras Mrs. Hajan
Leonie Casanovaas Doris
Roderick Priestleyas Stewart
Ethan Sarif-Kattanas Sam
Keziah Robinsonas Yasmin
UKUsha Khanas Grandmother
Scot Cooperas James Winston
Sibusiso Menziwaas Robert
Luca Sarif-Kattanas Sadru's Son
Saadia Sabanas Sadru's Daughter
Mukhtaar Pathanas Young Ali
Mustapha Shaikas Mr. Ali