Cultural identity, women’s independence and the pressure to conform to British norms are the subjects of this bold and acute feature, which explores both British-Asian experience and the plight of recent immigrants. Rita Wolf (My Beautiful Laundrette),plays Majdhar, a Pakistani woman who transforms herself in London after her husband leaves her for another woman. While Majdhar feels her way towards confident self-determination, husband Afzal is torn between his heritage and his Western aspirations.

• Retake Films (GB)
• Rita Wolf
• Tony Wredden
• Meera Syal
• Andrew Johnson
• Sudha Bhuchar
• Daniel Foley
• Julianne Mason
• Charu Choksi