Touch of Pink

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Touch of Pink is a 2004 romantic comedy film about a gay Indian-Canadian man whose life is upended when his conservative mother visits, featuring an imaginary friendship with the spirit of Cary Grant.

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instanceOf film
cinematographyBy David A. Makin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Canada
United Kingdom
depicts coming out
cultural conflict
mother–son relationship
director Ian Iqbal Rashid NERFINISHED
distributor Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED
editedBy Robin Sales NERFINISHED
featuresImaginaryCharacter Cary Grant NERFINISHED
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London

Toronto NERFINISHED
filmRuntime approximately 91 minutes
genre LGBT-related film
independent film
romantic comedy
hasImaginaryFriendMotif true
hasTheme family expectations
intersection of sexuality and cultural identity
self-acceptance
hasTitleOrigin song "A Touch of Pink" by Doris Day NERFINISHED
imaginaryCharacterPortrayedBy Kyle MacLachlan NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Alim NERFINISHED
musicBy Nitin Sawhney NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A gay Indian-Canadian man living in London has his life disrupted when his conservative mother visits, while he is guided by the imagined spirit of Cary Grant.
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED
producer Elizabeth Karlsen NERFINISHED
Nik Powell NERFINISHED
productionCompany Telefilm Canada NERFINISHED
UK Film Council NERFINISHED
protagonistEthnicity Indian
protagonistNationality Canadian
protagonistSexualOrientation gay
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 2004
screenwriter Ian Iqbal Rashid NERFINISHED
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
stars Jimi Mistry NERFINISHED
Kristen Holden-Ried NERFINISHED
Kyle MacLachlan NERFINISHED
Suleka Mathew NERFINISHED
sundanceSection World Cinema NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult

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