Nina's Heavenly Delights

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Nina's Heavenly Delights

PG-13

Released Nov 21, 2007

1h 36m

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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Nina Shah (Shelley Conn), a closeted lesbian, returns to Scotland following her father's death and discovers that the family restaurant is for sale. Nina's father secretly entered a Best of the West curry competition before his death, and Nina vows to win the contest and save the eatery. Lisa (Laura Fraser), a charismatic woman who owns half of the business, agrees to help Nina, and soon the kitchen heats up with more than exotic spices when Nina falls in love with Lisa.

Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Nina's Heavenly Delights hints at better-simmered versions of similar dishes.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 1, 2008

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

A lightweight and sentimental exercise that succeeds at little except maybe inspiring the viewer to go out and find a decent curry.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 7, 2007

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

This combination of melodrama, comedy, music and romance eventually falls under the weight of its endlessly stereotypical characters, dialogue and situations.

Dec 5, 2007

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

offers high production values while telling a conventional tale with several moderately unexpected twists.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 21, 2008

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Touches of magic realism indicate we are in an ideal world where love will, if not conquer everything, then pretty much hug it into submission.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 14, 2008

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

You know a cross-cultural, gender-bending dramedy has issues, when its most memorable moment is a blasphemous, bouncy Bollywood musical finale featuring a female impersonator.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 25, 2007

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However cheesy this film may be, it's great to see a story line that separates it's self from the typically 'gritty plot' often expected for stories about queer Asian women. Realistic, heart-warming, and somewhat comical; 'Nina's Heavenly Delights' is defiantly a film recommended queer kids looking for a nice slice of representation.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Really enjoyed this movie. Good story line and easy to follow. Not one for the DVD collection perhaps, but it's a much better lesbian movie than "I Can't Think Straight" was. (previously reviewed)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Good fun. Weejies rule, Bollywood comes to Scotland with lots of worthy sentiment. Gay and interracial romance, and funny too. Lots of good parent-child grief too. On the other hand it's contrived and a weee bit drippy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Top film but cheesy in parts but I really liked the story and the actors where great.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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amateurish and rather corny, pushed all the cliched buttons. well at least the movie was salvaged by an at least pleasant 'Nina'.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Very cute romantic movie that has both Bollywood drag and Scottish charm.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

Nina Shah (Shelley Conn), a closeted lesbian, returns to Scotland following her father's death and discovers that the family restaurant is for sale. Nina's father secretly entered a Best of the West curry competition before his death, and Nina vows to win the contest and save the eatery. Lisa (Laura Fraser), a charismatic woman who owns half of the business, agrees to help Nina, and soon the kitchen heats up with more than exotic spices when Nina falls in love with Lisa.

Director: Pratibha Parmar
Producer: Pratibha Parmar, Chris Atkins, Marion Pilowsky
Screenwriter: Andrea Gibb
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Production Co: Kali Films, Scion Films, Scottish Screen, Priority Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.6K
Runtime: 1h 36m