‘Love Island’ Snapped Up In Greece
25.07.2022 - 12:17 / variety.com
Naman Ramachandran British independent comedy feature “The Effects of Lying” has completed post-production and will be screened for distributors at BAFTA.Based on a script by James Hey (“Doctors”), and directed by Isher Sahota (“Hollyoaks”), the film follows a dutiful husband and loving father whose life falls apart when decades of festering secrets are exposed and he’s forced to face up to who he really is. The cast includes Ace Bhatti (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Line of Duty”), Laila Rouass (“Holby City,” “Spooks”), Navin Chowdhry (“The End of the F***ing World,” “Our Girl”), Shaheen Khan (“Mogul Mowgli”), Lauren Patel (“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”), Adam Bregman (“Tolkien,” “Genius”) and Mark Williams (the Harry Potter franchise). Variety caught up with the cast and crew of the film on set in London during principal photography.The central family in the movie happens to be British Asian.
“It’s not a British Asian Film. It’s a film about family, about secrets, about loss, about desire,” says Sahota of the project, which is his debut feature.“The Effects of Lying” will be released into a market which is increasingly receptive to consuming diverse content. “That is what the cultural conversation is about now — it feels different now, it is about representation, and just different experiences,” adds Sahota.
“This is a very universal story, but hopefully people are more open and it won’t be a niche thing. I want this to be mainstream.”Bhatti says about his character: “Within 24 hours, he gets hit by three huge bombshells — things that he didn’t know. Things that he wasn’t expecting, that should never have come out.
‘Love Island’ Snapped Up In Greece
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