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East Is East (1999)

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

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Damien O'Donnell
Writer : Ayub Khan-Din

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.

Actors

Om Puri
Om Puri
George Khan
Linda Bassett
Linda Bassett
Ella Khan
Ian Aspinall
Ian Aspinall
Nazir Khan
Jimi Mistry
Jimi Mistry
Tariq Khan
Archie Panjabi
Archie Panjabi
Meenah Khan
Jordan Routledge
Jordan Routledge
Chris Bisson
Chris Bisson
Lesley Nicol
Lesley Nicol
Emil Marwa
Emil Marwa
Raji James
Raji James
Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Emma Rydal
Emma Rydal
John Bardon
John Bardon
Jimmi Harkishin
Jimmi Harkishin
Kriss Dosanjh
Kriss Dosanjh
Gary Lewis
Gary Lewis
Roger Morlidge
Roger Morlidge
Albert Moses
Albert Moses
Gary Damer
Gary Damer
Preeya Kalidas
Preeya Kalidas
Nazir's Bride (uncredited)
Ben Keaton
Ben Keaton
Priest

Crews

Damien O'Donnell
Damien O'Donnell
Director
Ayub Khan-Din
Ayub Khan-Din
Screenplay
Deborah Mollison
Deborah Mollison
Music
Brian Tufano
Brian Tufano
Director of Photography
Leslee Udwin
Leslee Udwin
Producer
Dan Perri
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Joan McCann
Joan McCann
Casting Director
Toby Whale
Toby Whale
Casting Director
Alan J. Wands
Alan J. Wands
Executive Producer
Shellie Smith
Shellie Smith
Line Producer
Penny Smith
Penny Smith
Makeup & Hair
Lorna Marie Mugan
Lorna Marie Mugan
Costume Designer
Tom Conroy
Tom Conroy
Production Designer
Michael Parker
Michael Parker
Editor

Trailers and other movies

East is East

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