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Release Date:
22 June 2001 (UK) more
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Ali wants to be loved, inspired - and to belong. But first he needs a... [Room To Rent]
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Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. He loves the artistic and political freedom... more | add synopsis
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6 wins & 2 nominations more
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Charming, funny and interesting more (9 total)

Cast

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Flaminia Cinque ... Margreta
Saïd Taghmaoui ... Ali
Karim Belkhadra ... Ahmed
Maureen O'Farrell ... Belly Dancer
Rupert Graves ... Mark
Clémentine Célarié ... Vivienne

Nayef Rashed ... Naief
Badia Obaid ... Ali's Mother
Ramadan Nahyar ... Ali's Sister
Adam El Hagar ... Ali's Brother
Sahar Gadel-Kareem ... Ali's Young Sister
Louis Hammond ... Pedro
Anna Massey ... Sarah Stevenson
Shobu Kapoor ... Home Office Official
Chris Langham ... Mr. Paul
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Room to Rent (France)
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Runtime:
Spain:98 min | UK:95 min
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Boom mic visible: A boom mic falls into the shot in a scene near the end, when Ali and Sarah are sitting on the bed together. more
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References The Misfits (1961) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Charming, funny and interesting, 23 June 2003
7/10
Author: ian_harris from London, England

We enjoyed this film from start to finish - it is charming, funny and interesting.

Fine actors such as Rupert Graves and Anna Massey provide excellent support for the talented Said Taghmaoui who plays the lead.

The plot is a little predictable, but no real harm in that. Issues around economic migration and the way women are treated in our society are given a light touch but are respectably covered. This film does not have the depth of Dirty Pretty Things, for example, but does not set out to have that depth.

The early sequence filmed at night along the Edgware Road in London really captured the bright lights and chaos of the neighbourhood. Do try the shawarmas in Maroush/Ranoush if you get the chance to make a pilgrimage there, by the way. They are the best to be had outside the Middle East.

Great fun, see it and enjoy.

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