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Nina's Heavenly Delights

Play trailer Poster for Nina's Heavenly Delights PG-13 2007 1h 36m Romance Comedy LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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16% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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 the 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.

Critics Reviews

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Lisa Kennedy Denver Post Feb 1, 2008
2/4
Nina's Heavenly Delights hints at better-simmered versions of similar dishes. Go to Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Dec 7, 2007
1/4
A lightweight and sentimental exercise that succeeds at little except maybe inspiring the viewer to go out and find a decent curry. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Dec 5, 2007
This combination of melodrama, comedy, music and romance eventually falls under the weight of its endlessly stereotypical characters, dialogue and situations. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl Sep 21, 2008
5/10
offers high production values while telling a conventional tale with several moderately unexpected twists. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Jun 14, 2008
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Nov 15, 2014 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. See more Mar 9, 2013 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) See more Oct 28, 2012 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. See more Jun 30, 2012 Top film but cheesy in parts but I really liked the story and the actors where great. See more Apr 22, 2012 amateurish and rather corny, pushed all the cliched buttons. well at least the movie was salvaged by an at least pleasant 'Nina'. See more Apr 20, 2011 Very cute romantic movie that has both Bollywood drag and Scottish charm. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Pratibha Parmar

Director

Shelley Conn

Nina

Laura Fraser

Lisa

Ronny Jhutti

Bobbi

Art Malik

Raj

Raji James

Sanjay

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Movie Info

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 the 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
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