Unicorns (2023 British film)

British drama film

Unicorns

Directed by|

* Sally El Hosaini
* James Krishna Floyd

Written by| James Krishna Floyd
Produced by|

* Philip Herd
* Trudie Styler
* Celine Rattray
* Bill Pohlad
* Kim Roth
* Christa Workman

Starring|

* Ben Hardy
* Jason Patel
* Sagar Radia
* Ali Afzal
* Nisha Nayar
* Val The Brown Queen

Cinematography| David Raedeker
Edited by| Iain Kitching
Music by| Stuart Earl

Production
companies

* Maven Screen Media
* River Road Entertainment
* Chromatic Aberration

Distributed by|

* Signature Entertainment (United Kingdom)

Release dates

* September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08) (TIFF)
* July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) (United Kingdom)

Running time

| 119 minutes
Countries|

* United Kingdom
* United States
* Sweden

Language| English

Unicorns is a drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd, released on July 5, 2024.[1][2] The film stars Ben Hardy as Luke, a single father and mechanic who is forced to question his sexual identity when he unexpectedly falls in love with Aysha (Jason Patel), a drag queen.[3]

A coproduction of companies from the United Kingdom, the United States and Sweden, the film was written by Floyd, and marks his directorial debut.

The film premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

## Cast

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* Ben Hardy as Luke
* Jason Patel as Aysha
* Hannah Onslow
* Nisha Nayar
* Michael Karim
* Sagar Radia
* Ravin J Ganatra
* Ali Afzal
* Val The Brown Queen
* Jaimie Tank
* Anthony Pius
* Saba Shiraz
* Miss Jalebi Bebe
* Adeel Ahmed
* Grant Davis
* Madelyn Smedley
* Kate Lindsey
* Dan Linney
* Karen Sampford
* Angela Phinnimore
* Karen Bartholomew
* Jenny O'Leary
* Taylor Sullivan
* Aqeel Torres

## References

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1. ^ Melanie Goodfellow and Andreas Wiseman, "Sally El Hosaini, James Krishna Floyd’s New Feature ‘Unicorns’ To Shoot This Fall, Ben Hardy To Co-Star; Maven Screen Media & Chromatic Aberration To Produce". Deadline Hollywood, August 4, 2022.
2. ^ Tabberer, Jamie (5 July 2024). "Unicorns: Ben Hardy and Jason Patel on 'cross cultural romance' film about a straight man falling for a drag queen". Attitude. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
3. ^ Andreas Wiseman, "‘12 Years A Slave’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Outfit River Road Joins Identity Drama ‘Unicorns’; First Look Revealed With CAA Handling At EFM". Deadline Hollywood, February 10, 2023.
4. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders 'Dumb Money', 'The Holdovers', 'Rustin'; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Deadline Hollywood, July 24, 2023.

## External links

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* Unicorns at IMDb

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