The Orientalist Love Affair
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- Parts 10
MatureOngoing1h 7m
Last published Sat, Jul 15, 2017
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This is the retelling of 'The Sheik' film.
Set in a timeless past, present or future.
Olivia is a Spanish UN volunteer who ends up falling in love with a Sunni heir of the war-torn nation of Sunnistan. Their relationship doesn't start well, both of them with their respective expectations in their different worlds. They both act according to their upbringing. This leads to a spiral of passion, betrayal, and despair. Will they be able to get over their differences? Their different perspectives on life? Or will that British prince tear them apart?
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