United Kingdom / Nov 05, 2000 / London Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. He loves the artistic and political freedom, the colours, the music, the individualism. But he has little money, his student visa is about to expire and he has been thrown out of his lodgings. And so Ali moves in with a succession of eccentric and colourful London flatmates: Mark, a photographer with a very individual style, Linda, a young, blonde, very sexy model and Marilyn Monroe impersonator, and Miss Stevenson who is convinced that Ali is the reincarnation of her long dead Egyptian lover.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Karim Belkhadra | Ahmed |
| Maureen O'Farrell | Belly Dancer |
| Nayef Rashed | Naief |
| Badia Obaid | Ali's Mother |
| Nahar Sadayo | Ali's Sister |
| Adam El Hagar | Ali's Brother |
| Sahar Gadel-Kareem | Ali's Sister |
| Louis Hammond | |
| Shobu Kapoor | Home Office Official |
| Chris Langham | Mr. Paul |
| Christopher Simon | Dick |
| Kevin Wainwright | Sean |
| Felix Dexter | Policeman 1 |
| Simon Macallum | Policeman 2 |
| Robert Lang | Mark's Father |
| Christopher Campbell | |
| Brenda Cowling | Church Lady |
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| Stephen Brogan | Lisa |
| Richard Lumsden | Sam |
| Roger Frost | Martin |
| Ian Puleston-Davies | Linda's Husband |
| Luke Varley | |
| David Warwick | Financier |
| Kerry Godliman | Nurse |
| Amir Alwan | Young Ali (10 yrs) |
| Faya Smith | Young Sarah |
| Miranda Bell | Registrar |
| Ysobel Gonzalez | Woman in Registry Office |
| Jonathan Stratt | Policeman 3 |
| Fiona Phillips | TV Presenter |
| Neville Phillips | Vicar 2 |
| Lisa Kay | Young Sarah |
| Ray Donn | Man in Club (uncredited) |
| Shane Taylor | Fernando |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Room to Rent |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Español, Français, English |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 22 giugno 2001 |
| Writer | Amanda McKenzie Stuart, Khaled El Hagar |
| Casting | Gigi Akoka, Sarah Bird |
| Cinematography | Romain Winding |
| Assistant directors | Khaled El Hagar |
| Camera operators | Romain Winding |
| Additional photography | Romain Winding |
| Production design | Eli Bø |
| Art direction | Eli Bø |
| Set decoration | Eli Bø |
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| Music | Safy Boutella |
| Sound | Safy Boutella |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Jun 22, 2001
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