East Is East (1999)

05/14/1999 (GB) • 1h 37m

Drama, Comedy

A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.

Overview

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Top Billed Cast

Om Puri

George Khan

Linda Bassett

Ella Khan

Ian Aspinall

Nazir Khan

Jimi Mistry

Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi

Meenah Khan

Chris Bisson

Saleem Khan

Lesley Nicol

Auntie Annie

Emil Marwa

Maneer Khan


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Part of the East Is East Collection

Includes East Is East, West Is West

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,800,000.00

Revenue

$28,200,000.00

Keywords

daughter

jealousy

muslim

northern england

hippie

religious education

parent child relationship

faith

tradition

culture clash

1970s

modern society

islam

integration

cultural difference

british asian

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