East Is East
East Is East

Information

Release DateMay 14, 1999
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased
Budget$4M
Revenue$28M
ProductionAssassin Films, Film4 Productions + 1 more
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Urdu, Hindi
6.5
217 votes
Popularity1

East Is East

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

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Damien O'Donnell

Featured Cast

Om Puri

Om Puri

George Khan

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Ella Khan

Ian Aspinall

Nazir Khan

Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry

Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

Meenah Khan

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