Uncle Yousef ( Sam Kalilieh, terrific) is the Iman, even more conservative, a man who sees himself as a bulwark against not just the temptations of the West that theyвЂ™ve relocated to. As tolerant as Dad ( Hrant Alianak) canВ be, Mom is unironic when she quotes her Imam brother-in-law, who already regards Fatima as a вЂњhalf-breed.вЂќ For the love of Allah, letвЂ™s at least appear to be вЂњdevout.вЂќДad is prone to heart-attacks. Her scarves are pretty, something her Anglo-Canadian mother ( Severn Thompson) scolds her about. That suits, as Fatima ( Shiva Negar, in a career-launching turn) is a great beauty, something not obscured by her wearing of a traditional hijab. ItвЂ™s not subtle, but not as scary as you might expect either.ДЇatima is an engineering student who вЂњGoogledвЂќ that name once. ItвЂ™s about a Toronto college student who discovers the liberation and empowerment in burlesque.Дid I mention sheвЂ™s Muslim, niece of a local Imam?ДЄctress turned writer-director Jackie English has cooked up a laugh-out-loud Islamic East/Hedonistic West culture-clash comedy with an edgy, almost menacing undertone. Some movies walk a fine line between comedy and drama, or between melodrama and farce.В There is no вЂњfine lineвЂќ where вЂњBecoming BurlesqueвЂќ is concerned. Taking off her hijab, shaking out her long, flowing hair, Fatima tells us and the bathroom mirror вЂњYouвЂ™re going to BOTH your parentsвЂ™ Hell for this!вЂќ She makes the leap into full-fledged revolt in the restroom there. If you cannot accept other people's beliefs, kindly move on.Her rebellion begins with curiosity, which is what brings her to Club Lulu. Unwanted proselytization will be removed. Theological arguments are only welcome when relevant to the topic at hand, and for the most part will be confined to certain threads where you can debate such topics to your heart's content.

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