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Release Date:
14 April 2000 (USA)
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A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog. more
Plot:
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways...
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards.
Another 15 wins
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7 nominations
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(9 articles)
Om Puri "livid" over Ahuja comparison
(From digitalspy. 11 November 2009, 2:43 AM, PST)
Irish Crew Board 'East is East' Sequel
(From IFTN. 28 September 2009, 7:24 AM, PDT)
(From digitalspy. 11 November 2009, 2:43 AM, PST)
Irish Crew Board 'East is East' Sequel
(From IFTN. 28 September 2009, 7:24 AM, PDT)
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He Loved His Parker
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Om Puri | ... | George Khan |
 | Linda Bassett | ... | Ella Khan |
| Jordan Routledge | ... | Sajid Khan |
 | Archie Panjabi | ... | Meenah Khan |
 | Emil Marwa | ... | Maneer Khan |
| Chris Bisson | ... | Saleem Khan |
 | Jimi Mistry | ... | Tariq Khan |
| Raji James | ... | Abdul Khan |
| Ian Aspinall | ... | Nazir Khan |
| Lesley Nicol | ... | Auntie Annie |
| Emma Rydal | ... | Stella Moorhouse |
| Ruth Jones | ... | Peggy |
| Ben Keaton | ... | Priest |
| Kriss Dosanjh | ... | Poppa Khalid |
| John Bardon | ... | Mr. Moorhouse |
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96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
USA:TV-PG (TV rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Egypt:(Banned) |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Italy:T |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Australia:M
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Banned in Egypt.
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Anachronisms: When the family go to the telephone box to phone Nazir, a train passes in the background. The movie is set in 1971, and the train carries a color scheme (Intercity) that was not introduced until the mid-1980s.
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Quotes:
[Annie meets Tariq and Abdul's brides to be]
Auntie Annie: [sarcastic] Is it these two. They're bleedin' gorgeous. You're lucky you pair aren't ya. Landin' a couple of belters like these.
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Auntie Annie: [sarcastic] Is it these two. They're bleedin' gorgeous. You're lucky you pair aren't ya. Landin' a couple of belters like these.
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Movie Connections:
Features "The Clangers" (1969)
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Soundtrack:
Chalo dildar chalo
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"East is East" tried to cover too many issues and genres in the one film. In the end I don't think the script was strong enough to tie all this together, and the film suffered because of it. Having said that I believe it was a strong performance from a talented cast.
In it's favour there were some hilarious scenes throughout the movie, and an insight into the Pakistani families and communities in England. Not the typical English stereotypes usually portrayed by Hollywood, nor the typical London lifestyle so often seen in movies today, which was a refreshing change.
Oh Yeah, this confirmed how dangerous and damaging religion has the potential to be. Definitely worth a look.