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Halal Harry

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Synopsis

Amidst the chaos of 7/7, love continues to blossom. Harry, a London barman, living at home with his domineering Catholic mother, has never been lucky enough to meet 'the one', until a chance encounter brings him into contact with Aisha. She too feels a connection, but there is one problem. Her parents are strict Muslims.

Their relationship appears doomed from the start but Harry is determined to overcome any obstacles. He works his way into Aisha's family by donning a head-to-toe burka and taking lessons in Islam. Despite several appalling cultural and religious faux pas, Harry makes good progress, and with Aisha's help he gradually wins over her forbidding father.

But the hard-line neighbours are not so quick to accept him: Ghoni, the pious pillar of the community, whose devotion to Islam is second only to that for his local call-girl, Cherise, tells everyone that Harry is an infidel and has been seeing another woman!

Will Harry prove his innocence and win back the heart of the one he loves? To do so he must dare to confront the unbending, uncompromising force of extremist Islam - and his mother.

Details

Year

2006

Type of project

Features

Running time

76 mins

Format

HiDef

Director

Russell Razzaque 1st Feature

Producer

Sanjay Maraj

Screenwriter

Russell Razzaque

Principal cast

Andew McNair, Kulvinder Ghir, Nicola Duffet, Bruno Langley

Production Status

Complete

Halal Harry

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21st February Films

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