‘the effects of lying’: mind the gap productions boards sales on comedy-drama starring ace bhatti, laila rouass & mark williams; first images — cannes market

EXCLUSIVE: Mind the Gap Productions is in Cannes launching sales on _The Effects of Lying_, a comedy-drama starring the likes of Ace Bhatti (_Bohemian Rhapsody_,_ Line of Duty_), Laila

Rouass (_Spooks_) and Mark Williams (_Harry Potter _franchise). The production, which was independently shot in London, follows dutiful husband and loving father Naveen (Bhatti), whose life

falls apart over a series of shocking events taking place over the course of just one day, as decades-old festering secrets are finally exposed. Isher Sahota (_Grace_, _Macdonald &

Dodds_) is directing and Jon Tracy is producing. James Hey wrote the script. Lauren Patel (_Everybody’s Talking About Jamie_), Navin Chowdhry (_The End of the F***ing World, Our Girl_)_ _and

 Shaheen Khan (_Bend it Like Beckham_) also star._ _ WATCH ON DEADLINE We’ve got the first images from the shoot above and below. Last week, British streamer ITVX acquired the film directly

from producer Bonaparte Films. LA’s Mind the Gap, which has financed and distributed titles such as _Battle of the Damned_ and _Office Uprising_, is now launching international sales at the

Cannes Market. “_The Effects of Lying_ takes us to completely unexpected places, whilst simultaneously depicting themes and feelings that will resonate with everyone to a certain degree,”

said Mind the Gap’s Giulia Prenna. “It’s so refreshing to see a diverse range of fully rounded South Asian characters, who are given space to be messy and complicated, without conforming to

fit into a certain box, so we are thrilled to be bringing this witty and exciting film to the international market in Cannes.”