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 film
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
Super 16mm
Director
Husam Asi
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

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Categories

Production Status

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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