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Production Year: 1999 - Drama - Director: Damien O'Donnell - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Set in the early 1970s, EAST IS EAST, directed by Damien O'Donnell, follows the lives of a Pakistani-English family living in Northern England. George Khan (Om Puri), a proud...
more...Pakistani immigrant, and his British wife, Ella (Linda Bassett), run a fish and chip shop, while raising their seven children. George is determined to honor Pakistani tradition by arranging marriages for each of the children, whether they like it or not. When the Khan kids, including the nightclubbing Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the artsy Saleem (Chris Bisson), and the shy, parka-wearing Sajid (Jordan Routledge), begin to rebel against their forceful father, their mother also joins the household mutiny. During an awkward nuptial arrangement meeting with the snobby Shahs and their two unappealing daughters, the family's conflict hits its peak with surprising results.
With his first feature film, O'Donnell convincingly recreates the 1970s setting and carefully avoids glossing over the Khan family's difficulties. Puri and Bassett are excellent as the well-meaning parents, while Routledge is particularly charming as the reclusive youngest son. A quirky comedy that doesn't shy away from tense drama, EAST IS EAST is a truly unique film.





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A review by lisa27 on East Is East DVD
February 10th, 2001


Author's product rating:   East Is East DVD - rated by lisa27

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Standard 
How does it compare to similar films? Outstanding 

Advantages: good features & very funny movie
Disadvantages: none

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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East is East is a hilarious film set in 1971 in Salford and based around a pakistani chip shop owner called George Khan who is trying to raise his 7 children to be traditional respectable pakistani's but doesn't have much luck. The characters are true individuals and will bring both tears of laughter and sadness to your eyes as the story unfolds. 2 familiar characters in the film are the actors who play Vik and Dev in Coronation street. The DVD has additional features including:-
Theatrical trailer
Deleted scenes
Directors commentary
Behind the scenes footage + more
Well worth getting on DVD and a very funny film indeed. 
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