In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. He is a Lebanese doctor in self-imposed exile, working as a chef in a London restaurant. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree, passionate relationship. But the contempt He perceives as a Muslim immigrant to the UK causes him to break up with She, offering little in the way of explanation, and return to his homeland. She drags his reasons out of him little by little and tries to sympathize. Keenly feeling the loss of his love, She flies to Havana to sort things out on the beach and in the cabarets. She sends him a ticket, but harbors no illusions that He will join her in this Carribean melting pot...
| Release Date: | Sep 2004 |
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| Genre: | Romance / Drama |
| Awards: | 2 wins & 2 nominations |
| Cast: | Shirley Henderson (Cleaner), Joan Allen (She), Sam Neill (Anthony), Simon Abkarian (He), Wil Johnson (Virgil), Gary Lewis (Billy), Raymond Waring (Whizzer), Stephanie Leonidas (Grace), Barbara Oxley (Cleaner in Swimming Pool), Samantha Bond (Kate), Kev Orkian (Waiter), George Yiasoumi (Kitchen Boss), Beryl Scott (Cleaner in Laboratory), Sheila Hancock (Aunt), Lol Coxhill (Father Christmas), Father Charles Owen (Priest), Mandy Coombes (Nun), Beti Owen (Nun), Dot Bond (Cleaner in Nursing Home), Dorca Reyes Sanchez (Woman in Cuban Apartment), Antoine Agoudjian (Friend in Beirut), Christina Galstian (Friend in Beirut) |