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An indebted East Indian businessman (Kabir Bedi) arranges a marriage for his young daughter (Natalie Perera), but she falls for a local singer (Machel Montano) on the island of Trinidad.

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Denise Balkissoon Globe and Mail 09/30/2016
1/4
The film never weaves together its various strands as tightly as the soundtrack does, and it's unlikely that those unfamiliar with the cultures of the Caribbean will understand where everyone is coming from. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Variety 08/05/2016
Fails to capture either the freewheeling, joyous spirit of the Caribbean or the heady euphoria of blossoming romance. Go to Full Review Helen T. Verongos New York Times 08/04/2016
Pretty and upbeat, if insubstantial. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 08/04/2016
Hardly world-shaking, but a nice, very smoothly executed summer refreshment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/06/2018 Fantastic film! Very funny, and you really feel for the characters. A great feel good movie with amazing music. See more 07/19/2018 fun movie with a lot of soca. See more 06/01/2018 Absolutely love the music my children love all the singing and dancing. Very good movie. See more 11/19/2016 love love loved this movie...if you a soca junkie you will love it too...even the guys liked it....want more. See more 09/23/2016 Overall an enjoyable movie with tremendous potential to showcase Trinidad its Carnival and Indo-Caribbean culture. I especially loved the underlying theme of unity through the mixing of our musical culture. The bollywood flavour is a sound basis to launch Machel's journey into movie fame and fortune and fits well with some of his most memorable pieces like "Unity". See more 09/19/2016 Seeing this film through the eyes of a patriotic Trinidadian, I left the (Imax-thanks for supporting local content) cinema with an overall sense of happiness and pride. This film used established "soca" music to create a romantic storyline set in the annual carnival season. Not unlike how today's Broadway musicals use established music to construct contrived storylines to come up with a show. Case and Point, Mama Mia. The film can also be compared to the Bollywood genre of film making. Well-to-do girl falls in love with down trodden guy, against the family's wishes. We always seem to love the right people at the wrong time. But the movie itself, kept me entertained with the pulsating music of Machel Montano. The cinematic quality of the film was luxe and Trinidad and Tobago looked great. The casting was adequate and believable. I truly believed Anita was a Trini girl, her fiancee was dreamy, one brother nerdy while the other brother was "anal" and conniving. " Of course the supporting cast all did a pretty decent job. Well done.. Proud to support local film. Go see it. See more Read all reviews
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Todd Kessler

Director

Kabir Bedi

Ram Panchouri

Natalie Perera

Anita Panchouri

Machel Montano

Lee de Leon

Valmike Rampersad

Nikhil Kumar

Teneille Newallo

Poorvi Panchouri
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Movie Info

Synopsis An indebted East Indian businessman (Kabir Bedi) arranges a marriage for his young daughter (Natalie Perera), but she falls for a local singer (Machel Montano) on the island of Trinidad.
Director
Todd Kessler
Producer
Susanne Bohnet, Steven Brown, Claire Ince, Ancil McKain, Lorraine O'Connor
Screenwriter
Claire Ince
Distributor
Serafini Releasing
Production Co
Trinidad & Tobago Film Commission, Create Entertainment, Monk Pictures, Indiepelago Films
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Language|Some Suggestive Content)
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 5, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 4, 2018
Runtime
1h 30m
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