Unicorns

Unicorns

120 mins | Drama, Romance | July 5, 2024

Hard-working single father Luke has grown accustomed to settling for transactional sex in his fleeting parcels of spare time. But when he stumbles across an underground nightclub, he meets Aysha, a beautiful, seductive woman. Their first kiss yields fireworks — which are immediately followed by Luke’s sobering realization that Aysha is not the cisgender woman he thought, but a remarkably femme drag queen. Embarrassed, Luke departs. Sensing a connection that might transcend sexual preference, Aysha tracks Luke down and offers him a night job driving her to performance venues. Needing the additional income, Luke tentatively accepts this offer of work and is introduced to London’s thriving underground “gaysian” scene. Spending more time together and navigating the challenges in their respective domestic lives that go beyond the paradigms of gender and intimacy, they face the question of whether or not there is a love that can exist beyond traditional labels.

Unicorns

120 mins | Drama, Romance | July 5, 2024

Unicorns
Hard-working single father Luke has grown accustomed to settling for transactional sex in his fleeting parcels of spare time. But when he stumbles across an underground nightclub, he meets Aysha, a beautiful, seductive woman. Their first kiss yields fireworks — which are immediately followed by Luke’s sobering realization that Aysha is not the cisgender woman he thought, but a remarkably femme drag queen. Embarrassed, Luke departs. Sensing a connection that might transcend sexual preference, Aysha tracks Luke down and offers him a night job driving her to performance venues. Needing the additional income, Luke tentatively accepts this offer of work and is introduced to London’s thriving underground “gaysian” scene. Spending more time together and navigating the challenges in their respective domestic lives that go beyond the paradigms of gender and intimacy, they face the question of whether or not there is a love that can exist beyond traditional labels.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers River Road Entertainment, Film i Väst, Filmgate Films, Maven Pictures, Cambridge Picture Company, Chromatic Aberration Productions, Notorious Prods
Original title Unicorns
Directors Sally El Hosaini, James Floyd
Writers James Floyd

Cast

Ben Hardy

as Luke

Kate Lindsey

as Charlie

Jason Patel

as Aysha / Ashiq

Sagar Radia

as Faiz

Grant Davis

as Gary

Taylor Sullivan

as Jamie

Hannah Onslow

as Emma

Ali Afzal

as Karen

Nisha Nayar

as Shamim

Michael Karim

as Hammad

Dan Linney

as Danny

Saba Shiraz

as Rehana

Aqeel Torres

as Superfan

Harrie Dobby

as Michelle

Karen Bartholomew

as Mrs Harris

Jenny O'Leary

as Janine

Madelyn Smedley

as Poppy

Anthony Pius

as Bolly

Adeel Ahmed

as Devi

Ravin J. Ganatra

as Imran

Angela Phinnimore

as Nurse Nicholson