East Is East (1999)

"A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog."Movie
Audience Score
65
East Is East
StarringOm PuriLinda BassettIan Aspinall
DirectorDamien O'Donnell
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R 1 hr 37 minMay 14th, 1999Drama, ComedyEast Is East Collection PosterPart of East Is East Collection
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Plot
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.

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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 14th, 1999
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 12th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$3,800,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$28,200,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Alan J. Wands
Production Companies:Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC
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