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pluralstoriesAlim:
She still keeps plastic on the furniture.
Cary Grant:
It keeps the evil fresh.
Blurb: Alim seems to have it all: a great career, a handsome boyfriend, and a personal guide in the spirit of Cary Grant. And living thousands of miles away from his mother, Nuru, and his family in Toronto, he can keep his lifestyle hidden. But when his mom pays an impromptu visit, Alim needs to reconcile these different sides of himself.
Why is it worth your time?: It's good and bittersweet! This is a rare time I will put a story on this list where someone has to leave their headmate behind. Cary Grant and Nuru simultaneously represent parental figures and different sides of Alim-- Cary is racist but wants Alim to be happy, while Nuru is more abrasive on the surface but also more able to change. Alim's relationship with them both can be fraught. Nuru steals the show, if you ask me; she's sympathetically complicated.
Plural Tags: imaginary friends, nonswitching, other world
Content Warnings: homophobia and racism, both external and internalized, past parental death, strained familial relationships
Accessibility Notes: Available on DVD, probably streaming somewhere. Subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai
Misc. Notes: this movie is rated R but I really don't think it deserves it. Alim is shown in bed kissing his boyfriend, and sex is implied, but Titanic was racier.
She still keeps plastic on the furniture.
Cary Grant:
It keeps the evil fresh.
Blurb: Alim seems to have it all: a great career, a handsome boyfriend, and a personal guide in the spirit of Cary Grant. And living thousands of miles away from his mother, Nuru, and his family in Toronto, he can keep his lifestyle hidden. But when his mom pays an impromptu visit, Alim needs to reconcile these different sides of himself.
Why is it worth your time?: It's good and bittersweet! This is a rare time I will put a story on this list where someone has to leave their headmate behind. Cary Grant and Nuru simultaneously represent parental figures and different sides of Alim-- Cary is racist but wants Alim to be happy, while Nuru is more abrasive on the surface but also more able to change. Alim's relationship with them both can be fraught. Nuru steals the show, if you ask me; she's sympathetically complicated.
Plural Tags: imaginary friends, nonswitching, other world
Content Warnings: homophobia and racism, both external and internalized, past parental death, strained familial relationships
Accessibility Notes: Available on DVD, probably streaming somewhere. Subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai
Misc. Notes: this movie is rated R but I really don't think it deserves it. Alim is shown in bed kissing his boyfriend, and sex is implied, but Titanic was racier.
