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East Is East (1999) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Oct 7, 1999
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 12, 2000
• R2: 10 Sep 2001
Budget GBP 1,900,000
Official Website:
East Is East Website
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 36 minutes
Country UK
Studio Assassin Films, BBC, Film Four Distributors
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• East Is East
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Culture Clash, Suspense, Satire, Gay/Lesbian, Marriage
Tagline: A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.
Plot: Set in the early 1970s, EAST IS EAST, directed by Damien O'Donnell, follows the lives of a Pakistani-English family living in Northern England. George Khan (Om Puri), a proud Pakistani immigrant, and his British wife, Ella (Linda Bassett), run a fish and chip shop, while raising their seven children. George is determined to honor Pakistani tradition by arranging marriages for each of the children, whether they like it or not. When the Khan kids, including the nightclubbing Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the artsy Saleem (Chris Bisson), and the shy, parka-wearing Sajid (Jordan Routledge), begin to rebel against their forceful father, their mother also joins the household mutiny. During an awkward nuptial arrangement meeting with the snobby Shahs and their two unappealing daughters, the family's conflict hits its peak with surprising results.With his first feature film, O'Donnell convincingly recreates the 1970s setting and carefully avoids glossing over the Khan family's difficulties. Puri and Bassett are excellent as the well-meaning parents, while Routledge is particularly charming as the reclusive youngest son. A quirky comedy that doesn't shy away from tense drama, EAST IS EAST is a truly unique film.
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Om Puri
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