East Is East (1999)
A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.
Starring Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ian Aspinall
Directed by Damien O'Donnell
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.
Runtime: 97 min.
Rating: 6.6
DVD
Languages: English,Hindi,Russian,Urdu
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Comedy,Drama
Keywords: islam,hippie,muslim,jealousy,tradition,parent child relationship,culture clash,religious education,modern society,northern england,daughter,faith,integration,cultural difference,cult film,british asian
Cast
George Khan
Ella Khan
Nazir Khan
Tariq Khan
Meenah Khan
Nazir's Bride (uncredited)