Room to Rent (2000) - film review
Khalid Al-Haggar
Comedy

Summary
Room to Rent is a French-British film comedy first released in 2000,
directed by Khalid Al-Haggar.
The film stars Flaminia Cinque, Saïd Taghmaoui, Karim Belkhadra, Maureen O’Farrell and Rupert Graves.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Khalid Al-Haggar
- Script: Khalid Al-Haggar, Amanda McKenzie Stuart
- Photo: Romain Winding
- Music: Safy Boutella
- Cast: Flaminia Cinque (Margreta), Saïd Taghmaoui (Ali), Karim Belkhadra (Ahmed), Maureen O’Farrell (Belly Dancer), Rupert Graves (Mark), Clémentine Célarié (Vivienne), Nayef Rashed (Naief), Badia Obaid (Ali’s Mother), Ramadan Nahyar (Ali’s Sister), Adam El Hagar (Ali’s Brother), Sahar Gadel-Kareem (Ali’s Young Sister), Louis Hammond (Pedro), Anna Massey (Sarah Stevenson), Shobu Kapoor (Home Office Official), Chris Langham (Mr. Paul), Juliette Lewis (Linda), Christopher Simon (Dick), Kevin Wainwright (Sean), Felix Dexter (Policeman 1), Simon Macallum (Policeman 2), Robert Lang (Mark’s Father), Christopher Campbell (Vicar 1), Brenda Cowling (Church Lady), Shane Taylor (Fernando), Stephen Brogan (Lisa), Liam Noble (Bouncer), Richard Lumsden (Sam), Roger Frost (Martin), Ian Puleston-Davies (Linda’s Husband), Luke Jardine (A.D.), David Warwick (Financier), Kerry Godliman (Nurse), Amir Alwan (Young Ali – 10 yrs), Faya Smith (Young Sarah – 8 yrs old), Miranda Bell (Registrar), Ysobel Gonzalez (Woman in Registry Office), Jonathan Stratt (Policeman 3), Fiona Phillips (TV Presenter), Neville Phillips (Vicar 2), Lisa Kay (Young Sarah), Mustafa Khalili (Nabil), Marianna Hay (Girl on the Bus), Sacha Brown (Girl on the Bus), Michael Brady (Tattooed Man), Serap Ahmet (Kitchen Staff), Severio Coppolino (Dancer at Linda’s Club), Andre Gayle (Dancer at Linda’s Club), Kenan Hudaverdi (Kitchen Staff), Aziz Memet (Kitchen Staff), Christopher Salmanour (Barman), Ray Donn (Man in Club)
- Country: France / UK
- Language: English / Arabic / French / Spanish
- Runtime: 98 min
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