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Polarized

Polarized

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Polarized

"Same town, different worlds."

2025

1h 44m

6.3(7 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Lisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Holly Deveaux

Holly Deveaux

Lisa

Maxine Denis

Maxine Denis

Dalia

Tara Samuel

Tara Samuel

Jill

Baraka Rahmani

Baraka Rahmani

Zein

Paul Essiembre

Paul Essiembre

Sam

Adam Hurtig

Adam Hurtig

Casey

Marina Stephenson Kerr

Marina Stephenson Kerr

Nancy

Henriette Ivanans

Henriette Ivanans

Doctor

Peter Bou-Ghannam

Peter Bou-Ghannam

Kareem

Abraham Asto

Abraham Asto

Omar

Creative team

Directed by: Shamim Sarif
Written by: Shamim Sarif
Produced by: Juliette Hagopian
Hanan Kattan

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