Room to Rent

1h 35min

Comedy

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.

Cast

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Sarah Stevenson
Liam Noble

Liam Noble

Bouncer
Maureen O'Farrell

Maureen O'Farrell

Belly Dancer
Badia Obaid

Badia Obaid

Ali's Mother
Nahar Sadayo

Nahar Sadayo

Ali's Sister
Adam El Hagar

Adam El Hagar

Ali's Brother
Sahar Gadel-Kareem

Sahar Gadel-Kareem

Ali's Sister
Shobu Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Home Office Official
Felix Dexter

Felix Dexter

Policeman 1
Simon Macallum

Simon Macallum

Policeman 2
Robert Lang

Robert Lang

Mark's Father
Brenda Cowling

Brenda Cowling

Church Lady
Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Fernando
Ian Puleston-Davies

Ian Puleston-Davies

Linda's Husband
David Warwick

David Warwick

Financier
Amir Alwan

Amir Alwan

Young Ali (10 yrs)
Faya Smith

Faya Smith

Young Sarah
Miranda Bell

Miranda Bell

Registrar
Ysobel Gonzalez

Ysobel Gonzalez

Woman in Registry Office
Jonathan Stratt

Jonathan Stratt

Policeman 3
Fiona Phillips

Fiona Phillips

TV Presenter
Lisa Kay

Lisa Kay

Young Sarah
Ray Donn

Ray Donn

Man in Club (uncredited)

Release date

22nd Jun 2001

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, العربية, Français, Español