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East Is East

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• Comedy
• Drama

• 1999
• Damien O'Donnell
• 92 mins
• 15

Summary

Comedy drama starring Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry. A traditional Pakistani father attempts to impose arranged marriages on his children. This being the 1970s, however, they have very different ideas, and rebellion and mayhem ensue.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Lorien Haynes

Films about Asian integration in Britain have tended to be both serious (My Son the Fanatic) and marginalised (My Beautiful Laundrette), but this 1970s-set culture-clash comedy breaks the mould. It's thoroughly accessible and doesn't take itself too seriously as it follows the travails of a Pakistani dad (Om Puri), now married to an Englishwoman, who is desperate that his sons (among them, Jimi Mistry) buckle under and accept arranged marriages. The boys, heady with teenage freedom and feeling "British" as opposed to "Asian", are resistant, and family wrangling ensues. Funny, charming and refreshing, this is a great little film.

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6.9/10

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Cast

rolenameGeorge KhanOm PuriElla KhanLinda BassettSajid KhanJordan RoutledgeMeenah KhanArchie PanjabiManeer KhanEmil MarwaSaleem KhanChris BissonTariq KhanJimi MistryAbdul KhanRaji JamesAuntie AnnieLesley Nicol

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rolenameDirectorDamien O'Donnell

Details

Theatrical distributor

FilmFour Ltd

Released on

1999-11-05

Languages

English | Urdu

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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