East Is East (1999)

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East Is East on IMDb 6.9/10 15,587 votes

Released:
1999-05-14

Overview:
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.

Director:
Damien O'Donnell

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Om Puri
    as
    George Khan
  • Linda Bassett
    as
    Ella Khan
  • Ian Aspinall
    as
    Nazir Khan
  • Jimi Mistry
    as
    Tariq Khan
  • Archie Panjabi
    as
    Meenah Khan