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Brick Lane

Brick Lane

20075.51h 42m

Overview

The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim (Simpson).

Directed by Sarah Gavron
Written by Laura Jones, Abi Morgan
Produced by Chris Collins, Alison Owen
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Top Cast

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Nazneen Ahmed

Satish Kaushik

Satish Kaushik

Chanu Ahmed

Christopher Simpson

Christopher Simpson

Karim

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Naeema Begum

Rukshana 'Shahna' Ahmed

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Lana Rahman

Bibi Ahmed

Lalita Ahmed

Lalita Ahmed

Mrs Islam

Harvey Virdi

Harvey Virdi

Razia

Harsh Nayyar

Harsh Nayyar

Dr Azad

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Lasco Atkins

Train Customer

Bernard Holley

Bernard Holley

News Reporter

Themes & Keywords

london, englandarranged marriagebangladesh9/11woman directorbritish asian

About Brick Lane

Brick Lane is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of london, england, arranged marriage, bangladesh, 9/11, woman director, british asian. Directed by Sarah Gavron, it stars Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson. The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim (Simpson).

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