I Can't Think Straight

I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 British romantic drama film directed by Shamim Sarif. Based on Sarif's 2008 novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding when a turn of events causes her to have an affair, and subsequently fall in love, with another woman, Leyla, a British Indian. The film stars Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth.

This article is about the film. For the novel, see I Can't Think Straight (novel).
I Can't Think Straight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShamim Sarif
Screenplay by
  • Shamim Sarif
  • Kelly Moss
Based onI Can't Think Straight
by Shamim Sarif
Produced byHanan Kattan
Starring
  • Lisa Ray
  • Sheetal Sheth
CinematographyAseem Bajaj
Edited byDavid Martin
Music byRaiomond Mirza
Production
company
Distributed byEnlightenment Films
Release dates
  • 26 October 2008 (2008-10-26) (Hamburg International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
  • 3 April 2009 (2009-04-03) (United Kingdom)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

I Can't Think Straight was produced by Enlightenment Productions and distributed in the United States by Regent Releasing and Here! Films. It was released in different regions between 2008 and 2009. The DVD was released on 4 May 2009.

The lead actresses, Ray and Sheth, also starred in Sarif's 2007 lesbian-themed historical drama film The World Unseen.

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