Unicorns
Cast
Ben Hardy , Jason Patel , Hannah Onslow , Grant Davis , Val The Brown Queen , Ravin J. Ganatra , Nisha Nayar , Michael Karim , Ali Afzal
Director
Director
Writer
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
When Luke, a straight white single father and car mechanic, crosses paths with Aysha, a queer South Asian drag performer living a double life, both their worlds begin to unravel and reform. Aysha is caught between the dazzling freedom of nightlife and the suffocating expectations of her conservative Muslim family. Luke is navigating fatherhood and masculinity in a society that offers little room for vulnerability.
As their connection deepens, the central conflict isn’t desire—but identity. The question is not whether they can be together, but whether they can be fully themselves.
Directed by Sally El Hosaini (The Swimmers) and James Krishna Floyd, Unicorns is a tender, bold, and emotionally resonant story about love in the margins. With luminous breakout performances—particularly from Jason Patel, who won Best Performance at Queer Lisboa—Unicorns explores the complexities of gender, family, race, and self-acceptance with depth and empathy.
Produced by an acclaimed team including Philip Herd, Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray, Bill Pohlad, and Kim Roth, and featuring a captivating score by Stuart Earl, this is a film about embracing contradiction and finding truth in the in-between.