Project Detail

Pleasure Marriage

Synopsis

A sexually-frustrated, but god-fearing, young British Muslim resorts to an Islamic 'pleasure marriage' to satisfy his desires - and ends up getting a sleazy Imam to marry him to a prostitute - for one hour.

Details

Year: 2007
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 min
Format: Super 16mm
Director: Husam Asi
Producer: Sharif Sakr
Co-Producer: Sharif Sakr
Editor: Husam Asi
Screenwriter: Husam Asi
Director of Photography: Merrit Gold
Sound: Kamal Prashar, Thomas Daly
Composer: Ann Nikitin
Principal cast: Sanjay Shelat, Sam Razavi, Kammy Darwiesh, Katharine McErlean, Faten Omary Karkouti, Rzgar Said, Nayef Rashed, Lindsay Jay

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

V5 Productions

21 Lisson House
51 Lisson Street
London NW1 5DE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7706 3932

M +44 (0)7957 642 274

v5@ukscreen.com

Sales Company

V5 Productions

21 Lisson House
51 Lisson Street
London NW1 5DE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7706 3932

M +44 (0)7957 642 274

v5@ukscreen.com

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