Touch of Pink
“Playing it straight is about to get very complicated.”
ComedyRomance
Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.
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A charmingly anxious comedy about the lengths one goes to for family. It feels like a warm, witty hug, navigating the complexities of identity and cultural expectations with a light, yet earnest, touch.
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coming outlondonenglandtorontocanadahallucinationman pretending to be straightconservativedomineering motherunited kingdomgay muslimmother son relationshipgay theme
