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Touch of Pink

  • 20042004
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  • 1h 31m
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6.4/10
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Kyle MacLachlan, Jimi Mistry, and Veena Sood in Touch of Pink (2004)
Theatrical Trailer from Sony Pictures Classics
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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance

A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.A gay Canadian living in London has his perfectly crafted life upset when his devoutly Muslim mother comes to visit.

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  • Director
    • Ian Iqbal Rashid
  • Writers
    • Ian Iqbal Rashid
    • Ken Chubb(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Jimi Mistry
    • Kris Holden-Ried
    • Suleka Mathew
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ian Iqbal Rashid
  • Writers
    • Ian Iqbal Rashid
    • Ken Chubb(story editor)
  • Stars
    • Jimi Mistry
    • Kris Holden-Ried
    • Suleka Mathew
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos2

    Touch of Pink
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    Kyle MacLachlan and Jimi Mistry in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan and Jimi Mistry in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Suleka Mathew and Veena Sood in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Suleka Mathew in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Jimi Mistry in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan and Suleka Mathew in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Jimi Mistry in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan and Jimi Mistry in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan and Jimi Mistry in Touch of Pink (2004)
    Kyle MacLachlan in Touch of Pink (2004)

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    Jimi Mistry
    Jimi Mistry
    • Alimas Alim
    Kris Holden-Ried
    Kris Holden-Ried
    • Gilesas Giles
    Suleka Mathew
    Suleka Mathew
    • Nuru Jahanas Nuru Jahan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    • Spirit of Cary Grantas Spirit of Cary Grant
    Veena Sood
    Veena Sood
    • Dollyas Dolly
    Brian George
    Brian George
    • Hassanas Hassan
    Liisa Repo-Martell
    Liisa Repo-Martell
    • Deliaas Delia
    Raoul Bhaneja
    Raoul Bhaneja
    • Khaledas Khaled
    Malika Mendez
    Malika Mendez
    • Sherubaias Sherubai
    Linda Thorson
    Linda Thorson
    • Giles' Motheras Giles' Mother
    Andrew Gillies
    Andrew Gillies
    • Raymondas Raymond
    Barna Moricz
    Barna Moricz
    • Alexas Alex
    Sam Moses
    Sam Moses
    • Vendoras Vendor
    Dean McDermott
    Dean McDermott
    • Alisdair Keithas Alisdair Keith
    Les Porter
    • Catereras Caterer
    Quancetia Hamilton
    • Airplane Womanas Airplane Woman
    Sanjay Talwar
    • Karimas Karim
    Mellanie Hubert
    Mellanie Hubert
    • Director
      • Ian Iqbal Rashid
    • Writers
      • Ian Iqbal Rashid
      • Ken Chubb(story editor)
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    Storyline

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    Alim is an Indo-Canadian man currently living in London, England, the move in order to get away from what he feels is his repressive life in Toronto under the watchful and critical eye of his widowed mother, Nuru. For Nuru and her equally competitive sister Dolly, the perfect public Muslim persona is the most important thing in life. Back in London, Alim is free to live openly as a homosexual, of which his mother is not aware. He is in a loving relationship with his live-in British boyfriend, Giles. To navigate through his complicated life, Alim uses the spirit of 'Cary Grant' as his confidante and advisor. Feeling like her life is missing a daughter-in-law as Dolly prepares for her son's "perfect" wedding, Nuru decides to reconnect with Alim in London. Not yet ready to tell his mother of either Giles or his homosexual orientation, Alim, with Giles' support, hides any aspect of this fact for Nuru's visit. But as Giles is tested one turn after another during Nuru's visit, both Alim and Nuru begin to understand what is truly important in their lives leading to true happiness. —Huggo
    • gay
    • gay club
    • homophobia
    • gay cruising
    • gay slur
    • 167 more
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      • Playing it straight...is about to get very complicated.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexual content and brief language
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The title "Touch of Pink" is a play on the old Cary Grant movie That Touch of Mink (1962).
    • Quotes

      Alim: She still keeps plastic on the furniture.

      Cary Grant: It keeps the evil fresh.

    • Connections
      Featured in 2005 Glitter Awards (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Sailing on the Real True Love
      Lyrics by Andrew Lockington and Ian Iqbal Rashid

      Music by Andrew Lockington

      Performed by Emilie-Claire Barlow

    User reviews52

    Review
    Top review
    Welcome back Cary Grant!
    I noticed the DVD of TOUCH OF PINK at my local Tower store and decided to rent it. Home yesterday with a bad head cold, I popped it into the DVD machine and lost the next hour and 40 minutes to a movie of subtle charm and lovely sentiment.

    Alim (Jimi Mistry) is a still photographer working on movie sets in in London where he lives with his lover, Giles (Kristen Hodlen-Reid). A huge fan of vintage movies, Alim has created an imaginary best friend, in the form of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan), who is always at hand to give him advice on what clothing to wear and how to wear them, often helping him out of awkward social situations. Alim is a bit dreary, and at first you think he certainly doesn't deserve the long- suffering Giles, who after a long series of sexual conquests, has finally settled down into domestic bliss with Alim and is very much in love with him.

    Meanwhile Alim's mother, Nuru, is unhappily living in Toronto in the shadow of her social climbing sister, Dolly (Veena Sood). Dolly is gleefully spending a great deal of her successful husband's fortune on the upcoming marriage of her only son. Nuru is one of those unfortunate malcontents who never checks her feelings before saying something rude and mean-spirited, and for this bad habit, she's rather disliked by her sister's catty social circle. Depressed with all the attention her sister is receiving, Nuru decides to jump on a plane and visit her son in London. The only problem is she doesn't know he's gay.

    Once in London, Nuru's rudeness is aimed at Giles. She is wildly insensitive to her son's life and home, and in general clueless about his life. Giles works hard to break down the barriers and succeeds, taking Nuru out for a day in London, where she has a wonderful time. But in short order, she is startled to find out that Alim and Giles are lovers and she angrily flees back to Toronto, leaving her son miserable and bad-tempered. Giles tries very hard to cheer Alim. Caught up in her own depression, Nuru is nearly catatonic upon coming home. Dolly knows something is wrong, but Nuru won't talk about it.

    About the only person who can comfort Alim is Cary Grant. As Alim and Giles relationship continues to tank, Alim decides to go home for the wedding of his cousin. And then Giles turns up in Toronto with all the attendant comic possibilities implied.

    I'm surprised at some of the cynical comments about this sweet and gentle comedy of clashing cultures. There's nothing laugh-out-loud funny in this film, which is fine with me. It certainly is a lovely film about reconciliation and acceptance. Nuru is one of the most annoying mothers I've encountered in the movies. She's beautiful and still young, and yet she's so caught up in her culture of getting married to a successful person. Any prospective son or daughter-in-law will have their work cut out for them with this mother-in-law. But when Giles takes her out for the day, she melts and her defenses disappear. The walls come back up in short order, but again fade in the final moments. Giles is certainly a dream lover, but his essential goodness never descends into sainthood. Alim is a bit of a drudge, and he's certainly not very sure of himself. But he's got Cary Grant to keep an eye out for him, and who could ask for anything more? Kyle MacLachlan is wonderfully assured, never overdoing his affectionate impression of the movie legend, delivering his lines effortlessly.

    Director Ian Iqbal Rashid steers his fine cast through the thickets of this social comedy with assurance and restraint. I found myself beaming idiotically through this adorable comedy of manners. Resist it not.
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    • gregorybnyc
    • Feb 2, 2005

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • That Touch of Pink
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Martin Pope Productions
      • Sienna Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $564,535
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $79,883
      • Jul 18, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $581,055
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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