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My Son the Fanatic (1997)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Udayan Prasad

Synopsis

Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.

Actors

Om Puri
Om Puri
Parvez
Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Griffiths
Bettina / Sandra
Akbar Kurtha
Akbar Kurtha
Farid
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Schitz
Sarah-Jane Potts
Sarah-Jane Potts
Madeline Fingerhut
Gopi Desai
Gopi Desai
Minoo
Harish Patel
Harish Patel
Fizzy
Geoffrey Bateman
Geoffrey Bateman
Chief Inspector Fingerhut
Moya Brady
Moya Brady
Druggy prostitute
Bernard Wrigley
Bernard Wrigley
Drunk man
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
Comedian
Rowena King
Rowena King
Margot
Bhasker Patel
Bhasker Patel
Maulvi
Dev Sagoo
Dev Sagoo
Taxi controller
Badi Uzzaman
Badi Uzzaman
Man in mosque
Olwen May
Olwen May
Prostitute
Alison Burrows
Alison Burrows
Prostitute

Crews

Udayan Prasad
Udayan Prasad
Director
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi
Writer
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi
Story
Chris Curling
Chris Curling
Producer
George Faber
George Faber
Executive Producer
Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck
Music
Alan Almond
Alan Almond
Director of Photography
David Gamble
David Gamble
Editor

Trailers and other movies

'My Son the Fanatic' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
My Son the Fanatic (1997) - Trailer

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