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* MixedAncestry: Amina is a quarter Black, and gets dislike from the Indian community because of it. Her mother was half Black due to her grandmother being raped by a Black man. Jacob and several more minor characters are also described as mixed race.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing dresses, acting as was considered proper for women. They get into a relationship.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Omar cheated on Miriam with Farah.
** Miriam later cheats on him with Amina.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Omar cheated on Miriam with Farah.
** Miriam later cheats on him with Amina.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing dresses, acting as was considered proper for women. They get into a relationship.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Omar cheated on Miriam with Farah.
** Miriam later cheats on him with Amina.relationship.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Omar cheated on Miriam with Farah.
** Miriam later cheats on him with Amina.
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* QueerRomance: The film is a historical drama about a married housewife in UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica during UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra who falls for a rebellious female cafe owner.
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* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Amina gets gossiped about negatively by Indians because she has some Black ancestry.
* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Amina is a {{tomboy}} who always wears shirts and trousers (when not pressured into wearing feminine clothing by family), while being an independent, bold woman. She's also running a business, which was considered a male activity when it's set. Miriam, her secret lover, is a dutiful housewife who is shy and submissive, while only ever wearing dresses.
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* SecretRelationship: Miriam and Amina keep their relationship a secret, not only because Miriam's married, but that it's same-sex (highly taboo in early 1950s South Africa).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing dresses. They get into a relationship.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing dresses. They get into a relationship.
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* SecretRelationship: SecretRelationship:
** Miriam and Amina keep their relationship a secret, not only because Miriam's married, but that it's same-sex (highly taboo in early 1950s South Africa).
** Jacob and Madeleine can only date secretly due to being an interracial couple, which is illegal. He reluctantly concludes it will never work after nearly being caught by a policeman.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearingdresses.dresses, acting as was considered proper for women. They get into a relationship.
** Miriam and Amina keep their relationship a secret, not only because Miriam's married, but that it's same-sex (highly taboo in early 1950s South Africa).
** Jacob and Madeleine can only date secretly due to being an interracial couple, which is illegal. He reluctantly concludes it will never work after nearly being caught by a policeman.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The film takes place in South Africa in the 1950's, and does not gloss over the racism from that era, even among the Indian community, who look down on Amina because of her mixed ancestry.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The film takes place in South Africa in the 1950's, and does not gloss over the racism from that era, even among the Indian community, who look down on Amina because of her mixed ancestry. Same-sex relationships of any kind are prohibited and taboo.
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In 1950's South Africa, during the early days of apartheid rule, meek, subservient housewife Miriam encounters Amina, the bold and headstrong leader of the Location Cafe, which flouts apartheid laws by serving everyone, regardless of race. When Amina takes a job working on Miriam's family farm, while sheltering Miriam's sister-in-law (who is wanted for marrying a white man, in violation of the laws against mixed-race marriages), Miriam becomes increasingly attracted to Amina, but must hide her attraction from her jealous husband Omar.
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In 1950's South Africa, UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, during the early days of [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra apartheid rule, rule]], meek, subservient housewife Miriam encounters Amina, the bold and headstrong leader of the Location Cafe, which flouts apartheid laws by serving everyone, regardless of race. When Amina takes a job working on Miriam's family farm, while sheltering Miriam's sister-in-law (who is wanted for marrying a white man, in violation of the laws against mixed-race marriages), Miriam becomes increasingly attracted to Amina, but must hide her attraction from her jealous husband Omar.
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* AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]AmbiguouslyGay: It's never explicitly stated where Miriam falls on the sexuality spectrum.
* BlitheSpirit: Amina is a free spirited young woman who dresses in masculine clothing, runs a business and openly flouts apartheid laws (while also secretly being a lesbian). She stands out completely in the conservative South African Indian community, and shakes up Miriam's life drastically.
* BlitheSpirit: Amina is a free spirited young woman who dresses in masculine clothing, runs a business and openly flouts apartheid laws (while also secretly being a lesbian). She stands out completely in the conservative South African Indian community, and shakes up Miriam's life drastically.
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* AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]AmbiguouslyGay: AmbiguouslyBi: It's never explicitly stated where Miriam falls on the sexuality spectrum.
spectrum, given that she's married to Omar but gets into a relationship with Amina having never (so far as we know) found women attractive before.
* BlitheSpirit: Amina is a free spirited young woman who dresses in masculine clothing, runs a business andopenly flouts violates the apartheid laws (while also secretly being a lesbian). She stands out completely in the conservative South African Indian community, and shakes up Miriam's life drastically.
* BlitheSpirit: Amina is a free spirited young woman who dresses in masculine clothing, runs a business and
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* ChocolateBaby: Amina relates that her mother was recognized to have Black African ancestry when she was born, given her features and skin color differed from the Indians. This was due to her grandmother being raped by a Black man.
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* ChocolateBaby: Amina relates that her mother was recognized to have Black African ancestry when she was born, given her features and skin color differed from the Indians. This was due to her grandmother being raped by a Black man.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The film takes place in South Africa in the 1950's, and does not gloss over the racism from that era, even among the Indian community, who look down on Amina because of her mixed parentage.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The film takes place in South Africa in the 1950's, and does not gloss over the racism from that era, even among the Indian community, who look down on Amina because of her mixed parentage.ancestry.
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** Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by them.
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** Omar's sister Rehmat married a white White man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by them.
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* MixedAncestry: Amina is a quarter Black, and gets dislike from the Indian community because of it. Her mother was half Black due to her grandmother being raped by a Black man. Jacob and several more minor characters are also described as mixed race.
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* ClosetKey: Amina causes Miriam to reconsider her marriage to Omar.
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* BlitheSpirit: Amina is a free spirited young woman who dresses in masculine clothing, runs a business and openly flouts apartheid laws (while also secretly being a lesbian). She stands out completely in the conservative South African Indian community, and shakes up Miriam's life drastically.
* ChildByRape: Amina's mother was conceived as a result of her grandmother being raped by a Black man. She was [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming blamed for this]], beaten by her male relatives and sent off to India.
* ChocolateBaby: Amina relates that her mother was recognized to have Black African ancestry when she was born, given her features and skin color differed from the Indians. This was due to her grandmother being raped by a Black man.
* ClosetKey:Amina causes Miriam to reconsider falls for Amina, despite having a husband, making her marriage realize she's attracted to Omar.([[AmbiguouslyBi at least some]]) women.
* ChildByRape: Amina's mother was conceived as a result of her grandmother being raped by a Black man. She was [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming blamed for this]], beaten by her male relatives and sent off to India.
* ChocolateBaby: Amina relates that her mother was recognized to have Black African ancestry when she was born, given her features and skin color differed from the Indians. This was due to her grandmother being raped by a Black man.
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* ForbiddenLove:
** Omar's sister Rehmat married a White man. This is illegal under the apartheid laws, and so in South Africa they're pursued by the police.
** Amina and Miriam get into an equally taboo same-sex relationship.
** Jacob also has a mutual attraction with Madeleine, a kind White woman who manages the local post office. This is taboo and illegal given that he's mixed race.
** Omar's sister Rehmat married a White man. This is illegal under the apartheid laws, and so in South Africa they're pursued by the police.
** Amina and Miriam get into an equally taboo same-sex relationship.
** Jacob also has a mutual attraction with Madeleine, a kind White woman who manages the local post office. This is taboo and illegal given that he's mixed race.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by the police.
* SecretlyGayActivity: Miriam and Amina use their "driving lessons" as a pretense to meet up and pursue their relationship behind the back of Miriam's jealous husband.
* SecretlyGayActivity: Miriam and Amina use their "driving lessons" as a pretense to meet up and pursue their relationship behind the back of Miriam's jealous husband.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: HeteronormativeCrusader: One of the policeman slaps Amina and angrily calls her a queer after she mentions women being in her room.
* MalignedMixedMarriage:
** Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought bythe police.
them.
** Jacob and Madeleine's romance is another example, as he's mixed race while she's White.
* PoliceBrutality: The White South African police are quite brutal, hitting people freely and threatening Miriam with having her children taken away to get information.
* SecretlyGayActivity: Miriam and Amina use their "driving lessons" as a pretense to meet up and pursue their relationship behind the back of Miriam's jealoushusband.husband.
* SecretRelationship: Miriam and Amina keep their relationship a secret, not only because Miriam's married, but that it's same-sex (highly taboo in early 1950s South Africa).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing dresses. They get into a relationship.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Omar cheated on Miriam with Farah.
** Miriam later cheats on him with Amina.
* MalignedMixedMarriage:
** Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by
** Jacob and Madeleine's romance is another example, as he's mixed race while she's White.
* PoliceBrutality: The White South African police are quite brutal, hitting people freely and threatening Miriam with having her children taken away to get information.
* SecretlyGayActivity: Miriam and Amina use their "driving lessons" as a pretense to meet up and pursue their relationship behind the back of Miriam's jealous
* SecretRelationship: Miriam and Amina keep their relationship a secret, not only because Miriam's married, but that it's same-sex (highly taboo in early 1950s South Africa).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Amina is quite an independent woman: single, running a business, wearing more masculine clothing (for the time-pants and shirts), while defying social norms through flouting apartheid laws plus being secretly a lesbian. These are considered quite unfeminine things for women in early 1950s South Africa. Miriam meanwhile is quite the proper housewife, dutifully taking care of her children and always wearing dresses. They get into a relationship.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** Omar cheated on Miriam with Farah.
** Miriam later cheats on him with Amina.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by the police.police.
* SecretlyGayActivity: Miriam and Amina use their "driving lessons" as a pretense to meet up and pursue their relationship behind the back of Miriam's jealous husband.
* SecretlyGayActivity: Miriam and Amina use their "driving lessons" as a pretense to meet up and pursue their relationship behind the back of Miriam's jealous husband.
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''The World Unseen'' is a 2007 historical drama written and directed by Shamim Sarif (of ''Film/ICantThinkStraight'' fame) and starring Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth.
In 1950's South Africa, during the early days of apartheid rule, meek, subservient housewife Miriam encounters Amina, the bold and headstrong leader of the Location Cafe, which flouts apartheid laws by serving everyone, regardless of race. When Amina takes a job working on Miriam's family farm, while sheltering Miriam's sister-in-law (who is wanted for marrying a white man, in violation of the laws against mixed-race marriages), Miriam becomes increasingly attracted to Amina, but must hide her attraction from her jealous husband Omar.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]AmbiguouslyGay: It's never explicitly stated where Miriam falls on the sexuality spectrum.
* ClosetKey: Amina causes Miriam to reconsider her marriage to Omar.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The film takes place in South Africa in the 1950's, and does not gloss over the racism from that era, even among the Indian community, who look down on Amina because of her mixed parentage.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Miriam's fling with Amina is treated sympathetically, because she's unhappy with Omar, Amina is presented as being kind and gentle with her, and her pursuit of Amina does not interfere with her ability to care for her children. On the other hand, Omar's affair with Farah is treated less sympathetically, because it ''is'' taking him away from his duties to his family.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by the police.
In 1950's South Africa, during the early days of apartheid rule, meek, subservient housewife Miriam encounters Amina, the bold and headstrong leader of the Location Cafe, which flouts apartheid laws by serving everyone, regardless of race. When Amina takes a job working on Miriam's family farm, while sheltering Miriam's sister-in-law (who is wanted for marrying a white man, in violation of the laws against mixed-race marriages), Miriam becomes increasingly attracted to Amina, but must hide her attraction from her jealous husband Omar.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]AmbiguouslyGay: It's never explicitly stated where Miriam falls on the sexuality spectrum.
* ClosetKey: Amina causes Miriam to reconsider her marriage to Omar.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The film takes place in South Africa in the 1950's, and does not gloss over the racism from that era, even among the Indian community, who look down on Amina because of her mixed parentage.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Miriam's fling with Amina is treated sympathetically, because she's unhappy with Omar, Amina is presented as being kind and gentle with her, and her pursuit of Amina does not interfere with her ability to care for her children. On the other hand, Omar's affair with Farah is treated less sympathetically, because it ''is'' taking him away from his duties to his family.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: Omar's sister Rehmat married a white man, which is prohibited under the Apartheid laws. This gets her in trouble with the police, which leads to Amina offering her shelter when she is being sought by the police.
