Touch of Pink (2004)

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

Director:

Ian Iqbal Rashid

Writers:

Ian Iqbal Rashid, Ken Chubb (story editor)

Stars:

Jimi Mistry, Kris Holden-Ried, Suleka Mathew

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jimi Mistry	...	Alim
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Spirit of Cary Grant
Suleka Mathew	...	Nuru Jahan
Kris Holden-Ried	...	Giles (as Kristen Holden-Ried)
Veena Sood	...	Dolly
Brian George	...	Hassan
Liisa Repo-Martell	...	Delia
Raoul Bhaneja	...	Khaled
Malika Mendez	...	Sherubai
Linda Thorson	...	Giles' Mother
Andrew Gillies	...	Raymond
Barna Moricz	...	Alex
Sam Moses	...	Vendor
Dean McDermott	...	Alisdair Keith
Les Porter	...	Caterer

Storyline

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...

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Plot Keywords:

gay | gay club | homophobia | gay cruising | gay slur | 

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Taglines:

Playing it straight...is about to get very complicated.

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Giles is having coffee in a café, the director's boyfriend is sitting in the background.

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Quotes

Alim: Closet Drunk, Closet Queer, Name a closet, you're hanging there.

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Connections

Features The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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Soundtracks

Summer Son
Written by Sharleen Spiteri and Johnny McElhone and Eddie Campbell and Charlotte Hodson
Performed by Texas

User Reviews

Fun and comical

Just like television these days, gay-themed movies are becoming a more popular genre. There aren't very many gay-themed movies that are actually realistic with a decent script and acting. Too many screen writers fall into writing stereotypical characters with story lines that revolve around AIDS or clubbing. Finally, Hollywood is making some good movies that are actually enjoyable. Touch of Pink is about a gay Canadian living in London with his boyfriend. He's not only gay, but his family is devout to his Indian culture. His family has no idea about him being gay until his mom comes to visit him, hoping to find a spouse for him.

The movie is fun and often comical. Kyle MacLachlan plays the main characters imaginary friend. MacLachlan does a great job, and the character's writing is witty and fun, but the character gets more annoying as the movie goes on. The movie tries to recreate a modern-day Cary Grant movie, but only makes it half way. In the end, the movie is fun and enjoyable, and doesn't fall into all the pitfalls of making gay-themed movies.

Details

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

That Touch of Pink

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$79,883, 18 July 2004

Gross USA:

$564,535

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$581,055

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martin Pope Productions, Sienna Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1