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East Is East

East Is East

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

19996.51h 37m

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.

Directed by Damien O'Donnell
Written by Ayub Khan-Din
Produced by Leslee Udwin
Box OfficeBudget: $3.8MRevenue: $28.2M

Top Cast

Om Puri

Om Puri

George Khan

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Ella Khan

I

Ian Aspinall

Nazir Khan

Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry

Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

Meenah Khan

J

Jordan Routledge

Sajid Khan

Chris Bisson

Chris Bisson

Saleem Khan

Lesley Nicol

Lesley Nicol

Auntie Annie

Emil Marwa

Emil Marwa

Maneer Khan

Raji James

Raji James

Abdul Khan

Themes & Keywords

daughterjealousymuslimnorthern englandhippiereligious educationparent child relationshipfaithtraditionculture clash1970smodern societyislamintegrationcultural differencebritish asian

About East Is East

East Is East is a drama, comedy film released in 1999 exploring themes of daughter, jealousy, muslim, northern england, hippie, religious education. Directed by Damien O'Donnell, it stars Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ian Aspinall. 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.

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