A young Bangladeshi woman, Nazneem, arrives in 1980s London, leaving behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. Trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London, and in a loveless marriage with the middle aged Chanu, she fears her soul is quietly dying. Her sister Hasina, meanwhile, through letters to Nazneed, tells of her carefree life back in Bangladesh, stumbling from one adventure to the next. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle, and keeps her head down in spite of life’s blows, but she soon discovers that life cannot be avoided – and is forced to confront it the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door. –IMDb
It was better than the beginning led me to believe it would be. But still so-so. The effect that 9/11 had on the characters and their declension making was interesting but it clearly didn't make an impact. Not for them, anyway. And I wanted Nanzeem to find the other man Karim at the end and marry him, but I didn't get that. I was sort of let down. Well, at least they slept together... A lot