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Shades of Ray
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Shades of Ray

2008-10-18 · 87 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy · Romance

American-born Ray Rehman comes home one night to find his Pakistani father on his doorstep. Ray's Caucasian mother threw him out. It's an awkward time for his father to move in as Ray just proposed to his Caucasian girlfriend - who hasn't given him an answer. While trying to get his parents back together, Ray meets a South Asian girl of mixed descent, just like him, and must decide where his identity truly lies.

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Directors
Jaffar Mahmood
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Top Cast

Zachary LeviZachary LeviRay Rehman
Fran KranzFran KranzSal Garfinkle
Sarah ShahiSarah ShahiSana Khaliq
Bonnie SomervilleBonnie SomervilleNoel Wilson
Brian GeorgeBrian GeorgeJavaid Rehman
Kathy BakerKathy BakerJanet Rehman
Gerry BednobGerry BednobNaseem Khaliq
Phil RosenthalPhil RosenthalDirector #1
Lucy DavisLucy DavisDirector #2
Jake KasdanJake KasdanDirector #3
Rex LeeRex LeeDale
Art EvansArt EvansTyler
Cody KlopCody KlopSal, age 12
David DotyDavid DotyPierre
Nazanin BoniadiNazanin BoniadiFarah

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