East Is East (1999)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Damien O'Donnell

Writers:

Ayub Khan-Din (play)
Ayub Khan-Din (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways...

Plot Keywords:

Pakistani | 1970s | British | Arranged Marriage | Muslim

Awards:

Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 15 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Urdu

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

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

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

FilmFour

Trivia:

Banned in Egypt.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In the scene when they are in Bradford, Ella and her daughter are in the kitchen. Ella comforts her friend because she is upset about her daughter in Pakistan. In the background on the painting on the wall you can see the reflection of the boom mic as it goes up.

Quotes:

George Khan: I won't have my son looking like bastard hippie.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Clangers" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Main Chali Main Chali

East is East

„East is East" is a refreshing inventive family story. Directly the first scene where two different religions and also two opposing views of life (namely the children's and the view of their conservative father) clash together. With the funny way of telling which is typical for the whole film, nevertheless the problems are shown in their graveness. The cast represents every member of this Pakistani family as an individual but the good relations between the siblings and their mother is shown as realistic as the problematic relation between them and their incorrigible father. The viewer gets the impression of a different culture but he will recognize a lot of aspects of his own family life, too, what was aimed by the makers who brought in the personal experiences. All in all, this movie is an evening-filling enrichment for the viewer.